On Mon, Aug 30, 2021 at 8:26 AM Andreas Tille <andr...@an3as.eu> wrote: > > since this issue becomes complex I'd like to bring up it at debian-legal > list for advise.
In disagreements it often helps to first agree on what the parties disagree on. That way you can put aside the parts you agree on. Maybe this can also help here. In the text below The Notice refers to the citation notice in GNU Parallel version 20210722. Do you believe the original source code of version 20210722 is GPLv3 compliant in your interpretation of the GPLv3? If no: What license (if any) would give you the right to change the software? Do you believe The Notice conflicts with the 4 freedoms of Free Software? If so: please explain how. Do you believe The Notice conflicts with the DFSG? If so: please explain how. Do you believe The Notice breaks scripts - unattended or not? If so: Provide a minimal working example that shows a script actually breaking (don't assume it will break, instead show it actually breaks). Do you believe you can change the source code as much as you want and still call it GNU Parallel? Do you believe you can make significant changes and still call it GNU Parallel? Are you aware that in academia it is tradition to cite research you build upon? Are you aware citations are an important factor for some researchers to have their contract extended? Are you aware that GNU Parallel earlier tried only to have the citation notice in the documentation, but researchers simply did not read this, and thus forgot to cite - not because they did not want to cite, but because they simply were not aware? Are you aware there are plenty of alternatives, if you dislike GNU Parallel (man parallel_alternatives)? /Ole
