Did we ever hear back from the guys at LIDAR Magazine about publishing a response?
Landon On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 2:52 AM, Jo Cook <joc...@astuntechnology.com> wrote: > I think this is something that we at OSGeo should definitely respond to. > Perhaps we could contact the magazine and explain that there were some > factual errors in the article, and ask for a chance to respond? > > Jo > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Johan Van de Wauw < > johan.vandew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 6:31 PM, Martin Isenburg >> <martin.isenb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Another curious thing is that I (and the open source license LGPL) was >> > attacked vehemently in a recent column called "Open Source Mania" by >> Lewis >> > Graham that was published in the LiDAR News magazine. Viewer discretion >> > advised and parental guidance suggested ... you will not like this FUD >> > attack: >> > >> > >> http://www.lidarmag.com/PDF/LiDARNewsMagazine_Graham-OpenSourceMania_Vol5No4.pdf >> > >> >> I read the article and there are a lot of statements there which are >> false. >> " if you touch a piece of GPL code with the nine foot pole of >> launching it with a Python script, that script must now be GPLed" >> not true >> >> "Suppose you have developed some very, very clever algorithm on which >> you and your university have applied for a patent. If you have coded >> your algorithm and used any GPL whatsoever, you just GPLed your >> patent. The patent rights effectively transfer to the Open Software >> Foundation for free distribution." >> >> Completely untrue. The Open Software Foundation does not exist. You >> don't transfer patent rights at all. A well known counter-example is >> the algortihm for MP3, where the code (lame) was released under LGPL. >> >> I think as OSGeo we should reply to the statements, this is an attack >> on our community. Perhaps we can ask someone from the Free Software >> Foundation Europe to help write a response? >> >> Kind Regards, >> Johan >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> Discuss@lists.osgeo.org >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > -- > *Jo Cook* > Astun Technology Ltd, The Coach House, 17 West Street, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 > 7RL, UK > t:+44 7930 524 155 > iShare - Data integration and publishing platform > <http://www.isharemaps.com/> > > ***************************************** > > Company registration no. 5410695. Registered in England and Wales. > Registered office: 120 Manor Green Road, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LN VAT no. > 864201149. > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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