On 16 August 2013 07:48, fr33domlover <fr33domlo...@mailoo.org> wrote: > True, I don't suggest to prevent the mirrors: Just not automate. Anyone > can create a mirror manually, and it's their freedom to do so. But I > don't think maintainers should have their modules automatically synced > to GitHub without allowing them to switch it off.
May I suggest that you read the GPL[1] again? Term #1 of GPLv2 says, "You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in any medium." A maintainer of a GPL v2+ module has absolutely no right to stop anyone making a public exact copy of the software (automatic or otherwise). The license does not allow him to discriminate against companies that he doesn't like. See also #5 and #6 of the Open Source Definition. [1] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html [2] http://opensource.org/osd Jeremy _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
