Jim, all:
2014-10-20 13:15 GMT+02:00 Jim O'Regan <[email protected]>:
> On 20 October 2014 08:48, Mikel L. Forcada <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Dear all:
> >
> > As regards Signum, let me be more specific and clear:
> >
> > If Signum contains modified Apertium software licensed under the GPL,
> Ismael
> > has to immediately take it down from the App Store and stop distributing
> it
> > unless it is specifically marketed as free/open-source software
>
> The GPL makes no such requirement. I'll assume that, by this, you mean
> that it must include a copy of the GPL.
>
> Yes. That's what I meant. But not only. It has to provide sources too.
> and a way to
> > download any modified Apertium sources is clearly provided. If this is
> not
> > the case, I, as interim president of the Apertium Project Management
> > Committee (PMC), will ask the PMC to initiate actions against Ismael for
> > what would be a clear license violation, starting by reporting the
> situation
> > to Google Play.
>
> The GPL is based on copyright, and actions on its violation can only
> be taken by, or on behalf of, the copyright holders. The most the PMC
> can do is contact the copyright holders, and offer assistance if they
> wish to pursue an action.
>
That's absolutely right, thanks for pointing out, and that's what I meant
of course. Among major copyright holders, you can count institutions such
as the Universitat d'Alacant, and also individual developers.
> >
> > Assuming that Ismael has acted in good faith, I will allow one week for
> > correcting actions before I do anything.
>
> Ismael has *demonstrably* acted in good faith by 1) getting in contact
> with Jacob (the primary copyright holder of lttoolbox-java) and 2)
> stating his intention to release his source code.
>
> That's what I assumed, Jim. But the result is that code out there,
available to anyone through the Play Store, may be in violation of the GPL,
no matter how good the intentions are.
> Bradley Kuhn (SFLC, ex-FSF) has some advice on how to handle GPL
> violations that you really ought to read:
> http://ebb.org/bkuhn/blog/2009/11/08/gpl-enforcement.html
>
"negligence, not malice". Right, but this is no excuse. The paper has very
nice advice, but I am not backing up here. This case should be solved.
Best
Mikel
>
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