I am doing some further investigation into this, What are the things to look for?
So far I am looking for; The removal of copyright/copyleft text Changes to the code and selling it without providing source On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 19:13 +1000, Benno wrote: > On Tue Jul 26, 2005 at 18:34:26 +1000, James Purser wrote: > >On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 17:53 +1000, Jeff Grima wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> This is my first post. I hope this is a good question. > >> > >> There is a business in Sydney that is re-branding SME (contribs.org aka > >> e-smith) and claiming it as there own. > >> > >> What (if any) is the best course of action to take against this company? > >> > >> A bit more information. > >> > >> This company sells pre-installed SMEserver linux boxes and sells > >> support. > >> > >> I know that is not a crime > >> and i know rebranding some FOSS software isnt a crime also > >> but the bad part is that they claim they developed the software inhouse. > >> > >> They prey on the NOT "linux-savvy" and their "ignorance" to the > >> technology. > >> > >> They also do a very poor job of supporting the product. > >> > >> I am not sure of the appropriateness of posting the companies details > >> here but I will do so if enough people think it is appropriate. > >> > >> Also I have alot more information regarding there services. > >> > >> > >> Thanks for your time, > >> Jeff Grima > >> > >It depends on what license the software was released under. If it's the > >GPL then the company has to provide the source along with the servers as > >well as keeping all copyright attributions. > > That is not true. It needs to make the source available to those that purchase > the server. That is different to providing it. > > Cheers, > > Benno -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
