Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030562AbVLWPlD (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:41:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030563AbVLWPlD (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:41:03 -0500 Received: from lizards-lair.paranoiacs.org ([216.158.28.252]:15063 "EHLO lizards-lair.paranoiacs.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030562AbVLWPlA (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:41:00 -0500 Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:35:41 -0500 From: Ben Slusky To: Steven Rostedt Cc: Kyle Moffett , legal@lists.gnumonks.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, LKML Kernel , "Robert W. Fuller" Subject: Re: blatant GPL violation of ext2 and reiserfs filesystem drivers Message-ID: <20051223153541.GA13111@paranoiacs.org> References: <43AACF77.9020206@sbcglobal.net> <496FC071-3999-4E23-B1A2-1503DCAB65C0@mac.com> <1135283241.12761.19.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1135283241.12761.19.camel@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1797 Lines: 47 On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:27:21 -0500, Steven Rostedt wrote: > On Thu, 2005-12-22 at 13:01 -0500, Kyle Moffett wrote: > > On Dec 22, 2005, at 11:08, Robert W. Fuller wrote: > > > Please see the following thread: > > > > > > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=2132&tstart=0x > > > > > > Sorry I didn't get around to reporting this sooner, but at least > > > the guilty party has had plenty of time to fail to repent. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Rob > > > > This case looks about as black and white as it gets (although IANAL), > > so I'm adding gpl-violations.org-legal to the CC list. > > I'm not sure this is the case here or not, but it definitely brings up > an interesting question. It isn't the case here. (Tho' your question is interesting.) The case here appears to be: * Crossmeta offers "add-on" software as a free download from their web site: . The zip file contains a text file gpl-license.txt, which says that the add-ons are offered under the terms of the GPL. * User downloads this GPLed software and asks the developer to provide source code. Developer replies that the source code will be provided only to paying customers: . That's baad, m'kay? -- Ben Slusky | As if you could kill time sluskyb@paranoiacs.org | without injuring eternity. sluskyb@stwing.org | -Paula Baker PGP keyID ADA44B3B - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/