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From: "Amadeusz Żołnowski" <aidecoe@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: New license: yEd Software License Agreement
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:29:53
Message-Id: 1335565273-sup-3820@raeviah
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: New license: yEd Software License Agreement by Rich Freeman
1 We have had a talk about yEd on #gentoo-dev which is worth attaching
2 here:
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4 <@ulm> aidecoe: I suspect that yEd is in violation of the GPL :/
5 <@ulm> their package zip file includes JavaHelp classes but no source code for them
6 <@ulm> and I also don't see it at their site
7 <@ulm> neither do they include the GPL license text
8 <@aidecoe> ulm: they provide links in their license
9 <@ulm> that's not enough
10 <@ulm> read the GPL ;)
11 <@aidecoe> yes, i have read
12 <@aidecoe> some time ago
13 <@ulm> what's probably worse, they pack that GPLed software into their jar
14 <@ulm> and in clause 1 of the yed license they forbid to unjar it
15 <@aidecoe> yes, that's not fair
16 <@ulm> and in clause 6 they forbid distribution
17 <@ulm> I'm pretty sure that this contradicts the GPL
18 <@ulm> aidecoe: that would be another reason for mirror restriction ;)
19 <@aidecoe> ulm: i'll mail them about it
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22 I have just sent nice e-mail to yWorks about this.
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26 Amadeusz Żołnowski

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