Quoting Eric D <[email protected]>:
people from this list say they dont really care (in not so many words)
The XDA-related traffic to the list is unusual, both in terms of
content and volume, and I think this is at least part of the reason
why it is provoking that sort of reaction.
Each new "debate" seems more a rivalry between factions in a
relatively small community than something needing legal consideration,
and, in my view, publication of full source code would only help
matters:
- better traceability of modifications to minimise misappropriation
("kanging"?) and more easily resolve disputes over authorship
- less time wasted on fighting about compliance, getting websites
taken down / put back, vetting who can see what and so on, and more
time on developing; and
- better ROMs for everyone.
My second suggestion would be a sub-list for XDA-related traffic, so
that those who do not wish to receive this rather unusual
correspondence need not, but can remain subscribed to the main list? I
am still unsure - not that it is any say of mine - that
gpl-violations.org is the right home for this traffic, rather than
xda-developers.com, but, if it is to remain on gpl-violations.org, I
would perhaps house it differently.
Best wishes,
Neil
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Neil Brown
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