I do appreciate all the efforts poured into the SuperFox Mode. Writing that, I'd like to state one thing:
The current WSJT-X (2.7.0-RC5 and later) has a self-contradictory license and that should be fixed ASAP. GPLv3 requires ALL binary code must be able to be produced/built from the distributed source code [1]. Currently, the SuperFox binaries, namely foxchk/sftx/sfrx are unable to be built from the source code distributed as a part of WSJT-X. This means the current state as of the 2.7.0-RC6 self-contradicts with the license being claimed. I would like this situation to be fixed ASAP. There are a few possible ways to fix this situation: by changing the license to allow the proprietary binaries, or separating the proprietary part (namely SuperFox Mode binaries), or making the source code of SuperFox Mode available with the package. There might even be another way that doesn't come up to my mind. I do not want to start a bikeshed discussion of licensing. I simply would like the developers of WSJT-X to take this situation seriously and propose a practical solution. I hope WSJT-X would remain fully open-sources as it had been. 73 Kenji Rikitake, JJ1BDX [1]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DistributeExtendedBinary Quote: > I want to distribute an extended version of a GPL-covered program in binary form. Is it enough to distribute the source for the original version? > No, you must supply the source code that corresponds to the binary. Corresponding source means the source from which users can rebuild the same binary. Part of the idea of free software is that users should have access to the source code for *the programs they use*. Those using your version should have access to the source code for your version. A major goal of the GPL is to build up the Free World by making sure that improvement to a free program are themselves free. If you release an improved version of a GPL-covered program, you must release the improved source code under the GPL. Unquote.
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