(please, leave the copy to the list - I am often very bad at keeping up with my mail, and there will surely be other people better suited than me for following up on your thread)
Gomi No Sensei dijo [Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 12:20:15PM -0700]: > Dear Mr. Wolf - > > I understand that the GPL does not require them to distribute their > proprietary programs that merely run on the Debian distro. However, the > PhotoVu product is a closed (literally -- the case is welded shut) product > containing a modified version of Debian, with telnet and ssh turned off, > most of the user accounts removed, other services disabled, and PhotoVu will > not release any code whatsoever, not providing even a pointer to the Debian > distro (or a copy of the GPL, or anything at all). It takes considerable > sleuthing to even determine that Debian is inside (though they admitted it > in the email I forwarded). My understanding was the this a license > violation. My "demands" for sources have gotten nowhere -- they simply say > "no". If they got a demand from the Debian organization, they might > listen. To anticipate another question, yes, I have reported it to > gpl-violations.org. Ok... I agree, it does seem like a real violation - But then again, "the Debian organization" does not exist - we are just a bunch of volunteers thrown in together. In the USA, Debian's interests are represented by Software in the Public Interest (SPI). However, as far as I know, SPI is not a litigating entity, and this will probably require one. I think gpl-violations.org is the place to go - Otherwise... Well, people, please advise :) -- Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5623-0154 / 1451-2244 PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
