Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-25 Thread Reincke, Karsten
Tilly > Gesendet: Montag, 9. März 2015 21:45 > An: License Discuss > Betreff: Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and > Open Source Licenses > > I will respond inline this time because the conversation got > complicated. > > On Mon, Mar 9

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-09 Thread Ben Tilly
I will respond inline this time because the conversation got complicated. On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 9:18 AM, Reincke, Karsten wrote: > Many thanks for your detailed description. Indeed, I am sorry that we are > reciprocally frustrated with us. > But I do not want to give up. Let me first summarize

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-09 Thread Reincke, Karsten
scuss > Betreff: Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and > Open Source Licenses > > There is a significant problem with the abbreviated version that you > wish I had said. I believe your analysis is wrong when you concluded > that dynamic linking is en

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-06 Thread Lawrence Rosen
Ooi [mailto:cinly@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 9:37 AM To: lro...@rosenlaw.com; License Discuss Subject: Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses Dear Larry I have no doubt about your legal expertise and experience, but I think generally speak

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-06 Thread Ben Tilly
There is a significant problem with the abbreviated version that you wish I had said. I believe your analysis is wrong when you concluded that dynamic linking is enough to escape the reverse engineering provision. It would therefore be a lie for me to say something like, "But indeed, this documen

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-06 Thread Cinly Ooi
. [mailto:nigel.tz...@jhuapl.edu] > Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 8:29 AM > To: license-discuss@opensource.org > Subject: Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open > Source Licenses > > Well, the provided text in the document does not appear to me to b

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-06 Thread Lawrence Rosen
h? /Larry -Original Message- From: Tzeng, Nigel H. [mailto:nigel.tz...@jhuapl.edu] Sent: Friday, March 6, 2015 8:29 AM To: license-discuss@opensource.org Subject: Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses Well, the provided text in the document does not appear t

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-06 Thread Tzeng, Nigel H.
Well, the provided text in the document does not appear to me to be conclusive that permitting reverse engineering is not required from LGPL users. There¹s interesting analysis of the wording but the real ³missing step² for me would be that your analysis would actually hold up in a court of law.

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-06 Thread David Woolley
On 06/03/15 09:09, Reincke, Karsten wrote: Why do I only say ‘very similar’ instead of ‘equal’. The problem with your summary is this: you do not talk about the license text! Your term “combined work” DOES NOT OCOUR in The problem with your approach is that you do not talk about the spirit o

Re: [License-discuss] [FTF-Legal] Reverse Engineering and Open Source Licenses

2015-03-06 Thread Reincke, Karsten
Dear Mr. Tilly; On a first glance, your mail seems to be clear an reasonable. Unfortunately you are impeding the everyday work of those who want and must convince and support their companies, employees and colleagues to use free software compliantly. Let me explain, how your obstruction comes i