So, since they refuse to release it despite all of this, who is to enforce it? The last word that I have from Yury is that we will never see the source code. I'm not out to get him at all! I do think that he is being a bit shady here, though.
I would steer clear of his vnc products if I where you, though. Who knows what other unethical coding is going on in there? Look at what happened to all of the SCO users! I wouldn't subject my company to that sort of uncertainty after seeing how this issue has been treated by the owner of Smart Code. I can't even find a physical address on their website. Does the company even exist as an entity outside of the web?? Where do they operate out of? On Apr 4, 2005 3:35 PM, Kyle McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yury Averkiev wrote: > > So called "Bob Smith" you have been told already that the control is a > > wrapper > > (set of hooks around TightVNC files) - so it doesn't violetes GPL. > > Is the tightVNC (or other GPL) code linked together in the same > DLL with your new 'wrapper' code?? > > Did you have to edit any tightVNC (or other GPL) code to create a > DLL version of tightVNC? > > If the answer to either of these questions is 'yes' then I'm sorry > to inform you that your product *does* violate the GPL. > > If your code is in a seperate DLL from the the tightVNC (and other > GPL) code, then you *might* (I'm not lawyer ;) ) have an argument. > I think that would still require you to release any and all edits > you made to any tightVNC and other GPL source code files while you > were turning it into a DLL. (Does TightVNC provide a DLL already?) > > Note: you actually need to release all the changed tightvnc files, > diffs and patches aren't enough - at least the last time I checked. > > Also even to release your product in that fashion, tightVNC (and > the other code it includes) might (I'm not sure) actually need to > be licensed under the LGPL not the GPL by the copyright holder to > the public, and I doubt any of the VNC code has ever been licensed > with the LGPL. > > There are alot of people in this world who like the GPL very much, > many beleive in it like a religion, and are very vehement in it's > enforcement. These people take alot of stands based just on the > principal of the thing. Many can be very vocal. I wouldn't assume > that someone who asks these questions is anyone in particular, or > is out to get you. > > Complying with the GPL tends to get you much better press and > relations than thumbing your nose at it. That will get you a huge > amount of really *bad* press. > > Personally I think the GPL has problems, I wouldn't use it on code > I invent, and I can't stand the way Richard Stallman (the author > of the GPL) thinks or speaks. But I personally am for all the > rules and licenses to be obeyed and enforced. > > So I'm interested in the answers to those 2 questions (and then I > may have more) and I'm interested to see how this whole thing > turns out. > > -Kyle > > -- > _ > -------------------------ooO( )Ooo-------------------------------- > Kyle J. McDonald (o o) Systems Support Engineer > Sun Microsystems Inc. ||||| [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1 Network Drive \\\// voice: (781) 442-2184 > Burlington, MA 01803 (o o) fax: (781) 442-1542 > --------------------------------ooO(_)Ooo------------------------- _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
