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On 2022.07.17 21:33, William Hubbs wrote: |
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> The question is around the GPL specifically. |
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> the point is, are we as a project ok with copylot re-appropriating |
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> our GPL code, possibly to proprietary projects, which could be argued |
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> violates the GPL? |
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> http://giveupgithub.org |
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> If we are ok with this as a project, I guess that's fine, but I |
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> brought |
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> it up to get thoughts about that angle. |
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> William |
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William, |
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The GPL permits use code use under certain conditions. |
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It places the onus on code users to respect the licence. |
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Attempts at pre-emptive enforcement takes us down the |
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route of (DRM) Digital Restrictions Management. That's |
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hardly in the spirit of the GPL. |
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There are no good solutions. The least worst is 'no change' |
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Wherever our public repo is, it's public, so Github can |
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help themselves anyway. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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