On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 23:16 -0400, Phil Frost wrote: > On Sat, Jul 21, 2007 at 05:06:38PM +0200, Scott Bahling wrote: > > On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 16:36 +0200, Pieter Palmers wrote: > > > Marco Milanesi wrote: > > > >> Hydrogen, gimp, audacity, 7Zip, open office... > > > >> http://stores.ebay.it/Prints-of-the-Ages > > > >> > > > >> Please note the Hydrogen logo on Audacity!! aaargggh :-| > > > >> http://cgi.ebay.it/AUDACITY-Sound-Editing-Recording-Software_W0QQitemZ130131897165QQihZ003QQcategoryZ80319QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem > > > >> > > > >> Is all that legal? What can I do to stop these sellers? > > > > > > > > I'm no license expert, but IIRC the GPL says that if a software is > > > > released to the public (which is the case), the reseller must put a link > > > > to the download site or information on how to download it. > > > Basically what the GPL says is that you can redistribute the software > > > anyway you want to, provided that you also provide the source code. > > > > > > AFAIK It's also not enough to provide a link to the source code on the > > > net. If you redistribute it in binary form, you have to redistribute the > > > source code. > > > > My understanding (from working at a major Linux distro) is that upon > > request of the customer you must supply the source. You do not have to > > have it on the media along with the binaries. If the customer does not > > request it you don't have to provide it. But I can't see why they would > > not have the sources on the media anyway. > > My understanding (from second grade civics) is that legal action happens > in a court of law. > > Sorry, but I just can't help but notice how a perfectly valid question, > "What can I do to stop these sellers?" becomes a stupid discussion about > what the GPL says by people with (i'd venture a guess) zero legal > experience.
But do I know what the legal departments at companies who deal with GPL on a regular basis have determined. True, you can take them to court and prove them wrong if you want. But I agree that the discussion is not very valid. Not because of GPL interpretation, but because I don't see how delivery of the sources would be an impediment those selling this stuff. If in fact there is not any value above what a user can get directly from the project websites, maybe someone should contact the buyers and inform them. According the the seller, they can get their money back "no questions asked" within 30 days. Or at least they might give a bad review of the seller if they feel they have been ripped off. -Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Hydrogen-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hydrogen-devel
