[Asterisk-Dev] GPL Violation http://www.asteriskwin32.com/

[Jerris, Michael MI]

As I have source for a semi working * on cygwin (but derived from somone
elses work, and not complete or distributed) and I am working on a
another windows port for donation to the tree, I can say there are most
definitely code changes necessary.  This guy promissed me the source
would be available several weeks ago, and has not responded to
subsiquent e-mails after that date.  I think somone at digium needs to
give this guy a ring as he is making money off breaking their copywrite.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-dev-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-dev-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Derek Smithies
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:58 AM
> To: Asterisk Developers Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Dev] GPL Violation 
> http://www.asteriskwin32.com/
> 
> Hi,
>  yes/no.
> 
>  The question is: has the guy sold product?
> 
> If he is still developing, but not sold product, then fine. 
>   There is no GPL violation.
> 
> 
> If he is still developing, and has sold product, then there 
> is a possible violation.
> 
> You see, suppose he has been required to write Makefiles and 
> configure commands to get it to work (but not changed the 
> asterisk source) he is not required to release.
> 
> 
> 
> Derek.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2005, Johnathan Corgan wrote:
> 
> > Preston Garrison wrote:
> > 
> > > Damn give the guy a break, if it was me i would tell you 
> all where 
> > > you could shove it.
> yeah - I really want to give him a break. I really hate these 
> developer discussions that take up so much time...
> 
> > 
> > His promises notwithstanding, though, he actually really is 
> infringing 
> > on the Asterisk copyright at this point.
>    Nope - we do not know this for certain.
> 
> -- 
> Derek Smithies Ph.D.                         
> IndraNet Technologies Ltd.                
> Email: derek at indranet.co.nz         
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