On 06/05/2016 11:39 AM, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote: > Free software activists shouldn't sue people right from the start, they > should instead enforce it through collaboration, first by private > communication with the violator, then after series of negligencies done > by the violators, the original project can express their disappointment > publicly, then wait for the violators to apologize and accept the > suggestions or collaborations done, and only after series of > negligencies, it must be thought on suing the violator. This might take > years, but the most immediate advice you can deliver to a possible > violator is to cease redistribution temporarily until the issue is > resolved or proven to be false by all the parties involved. >
The Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement agree with this general principle that legal action should be a last resort. See: <https://www.fsf.org/licensing/enforcement-principles>
