[Asterisk-Dev] voicemail message number limits

[Andrew Kohlsmith]

On Saturday 24 July 2004 19:02, dking at pimpsoft.com wrote:
> Exactly. I don't agree with that; There is nothing keeping open
> sourced GPL software from being sold commercially without that as
> long as the GPL is followed and the source is included when you sell
> it. I don't like the idea of a company thinking they can sell the
> work of others and not follow the rules.

How are they not following the rules?  You can fork asterisk if you like.  
It's GPL.  What they are doing is trying to keep the source "clean" in case 
they want to sell it commercially.  I don't disagree with that at all.

If you don't like it, don't contribute.  You don't and you aren't, so the 
system works.

> Also keep in mind that what digum is doing in that regard is
> technically _illegal_ since having people sign away there rights
> violates the GPL since it _explicitly_ states that all users of the
> software _must_ have the same rights as the user before and to follow
> it you _must_ give others the same rights you have.

It's not illegal at all.  They are the copyright holder of Asterisk, they can 
do whatever they damn well please without violating the GPL.  I think you 
need to brush up on your understanding of what the GPL does and doesn't do.

-A.