Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-11-11 Thread Josh Berkus
Neil, > If the project wishes (hence the CC: to leader@), we can approach Greg, > the current SPI lawyer about this. I don't think we need any copyright standing to write a letter of inquiry, which is the first step anyway. That is, a letter from our attorney asking PhotoVu if they are offerin

Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-11-11 Thread Neil McGovern
Quoting in full for benefit of board etc. Apologies for missing this, it seemed to get filed away in a different mailbox. SPI can certainly litigate against the misuse of the Debian trademark. Licence violations etc may be more interesting. If the project wishes (hence the CC: to leader@), we ca

Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-10-04 Thread Gomi No Sensei
It has been a month (admittedly not a long time for this kind of issue). I wrote to the company (PhotoVu) about this and received no reply. I also wrote to gpl-violations.org and got no reply. Did anyone here end up hearing about any action? -- gomi On 9/5/07, Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-09-05 Thread Gomi No Sensei
Dear Mr. Robinson - Thank you for your reply. Per a previous email from Mr. Wolf, I am copying my reply to this list. First, thank you. Also, I am aware that no vendor needs to release proprietary software that runs on Debian or any GPL'd code, nor do they have to provide copies of unmodified r

Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-09-05 Thread Branden Robinson
On Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 08:35:26AM -0700, Gomi No Sensei wrote: >-- Forwarded message -- >From: Gomi No Sensei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sep 4, 2007 8:33 AM >Subject: Fwd: PhotoVu Inquiry: 48889582 - 17" Frame, Open-source >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >The foll

Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-09-05 Thread Gunnar Wolf
(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

Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-09-04 Thread Joachim Breitner
Hi, Am Dienstag, den 04.09.2007, 13:13 -0500 schrieb Gunnar Wolf: > Gomi No Sensei dijo [Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 08:35:26AM -0700]: > > The following email is self-explanatory. The device sold at > > www.photovu.comis based on a modified Debian, but the company will not > > disclose the source. > >

Re: Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-09-04 Thread Gunnar Wolf
Gomi No Sensei dijo [Tue, Sep 04, 2007 at 08:35:26AM -0700]: > The following email is self-explanatory. The device sold at > www.photovu.comis based on a modified Debian, but the company will not > disclose the source. > > The quote is: "We will never have an open platform as we do not have the >

Debian GNU/Linux license violation

2007-09-04 Thread Gomi No Sensei
-- Forwarded message -- From: Gomi No Sensei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sep 4, 2007 8:33 AM Subject: Fwd: PhotoVu Inquiry: 48889582 - 17" Frame, Open-source To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The following email is self-explanatory. The device sold at www.photovu.comis based on a modified Debi