[Discussioni] Dubbio sulla GNU GPL

[Alessandro Rubini]

Alceste:
> l'azienda possiede il copyright del
> software, e lo fornisce ad una sua stessa parte (nella persona del
> dipendente).

Se e` il detentore del copyright, allora non sceglie la GPL (visto che
sceglie lei la licenza).

Forse non e` questo che intendevi.

C'e` stato un thread simile su fsb a crynwr.com non molto tempo fa.
Cercando nel folder ho trovato anche questo:

     Date: Tue, 5 Oct 1999 00:37:20 -0600 (MDT)
     From: Richard Stallman <rms a gnu.org>
     Subject: Re: Possibly stupid GPL question
     
     It isn't a stupid question, but our lawyer says he doesn't see a real
     danger.  Here's the discussion I had with him.
     
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
     His words:
     
	   ...  Let me make
	   sure I know what I am commenting on.  Abel is in possession of GPLd
	   software.  He says to Baker, "I won't give you this software unless
	   you have an NDA with Cain."  Cain's NDA says Baker promises not to
	   give that software to anyone else.  What should happen next?  Of
	   course, Baker could simply get the software from someone other than
	   Abel, but perhaps that's too simple.
     
     My words:
       
       There may be no one else to get it from.  Suppose that Abel improved
       GCC and nobody has this improved version of GCC aside from Abel.
       
	     If Cain sues, what damages can he possibly recover?
       
       I don't know.  What if the NDA has an artificial penalty clause?
     
     His words:
     
     Probably it's not enforceable.  I can't say that for sure, because
     places and circumstances differ.  But such an arrangement plainly
     amounts to the one below.
       
       What if Cain was getting paid by Abel each month for assuring that the
       software did not become publicly available?  When Baker releases it,
       Cain ceases to get paid by Abel.  Can Cain claim that as damages
       stemming from Baker's release?
     
     In this case, Cain is Abel's agent for violating the GPL.  So we can
     enforce the GPL against Abel just as thoroughly as we can if Abel
     himself were charging people to exercise their rights under the
     license.

(non ho riletto, troppo difficile).

Questo il thread recente cui mi riferivo (sono solo 4.5 mesi :):

    178 Mar 23 Lucas Vogel        (33)   GNU and classified software         
    179 Mar 23 Dave Turner        (61)   Re: GNU and classified software
    184 Mar 23 Simon Cozens       (43)   Re: GNU and classified software
    188 Mar 23 Dave Turner        (58)   Re: GNU and classified software
    189 Mar 23 Karsten M. Self    (104)  Re: GNU and classified software
    190 Mar 23 Norbert Bollow     (59)   Re: GNU and classified software
    192 Mar 23 Simon Cozens       (63)   Re: GNU and classified software
    194 Mar 23 Dave Turner        (73)   Re: GNU and classified software
    195 Mar 23 Simon Cozens       (51)   Re: GNU and classified software
    207 Mar 23 Frank Hecker       (105)  Re: GNU and classified software
    208 Mar 23 Frank Hecker       (83)   Re: GNU and classified software
    209 Mar 23 Seth David Schoen  (63)   Re: GNU and classified software
    210 Mar 23 Seth David Schoen  (117)  Re: GNU and classified software
    211 Mar 23 Seth David Schoen  (47)   Re: GNU and classified software
    213 Mar 23 Frank Hecker       (93)   Re: GNU and classified software
    214 Mar 23 Frank Hecker       (68)   Re: GNU and classified software
    217 Mar 24 Norbert Bollow     (167)  Re: GNU and classified software
    227 Mar 26 Frank Hecker       (85)   Re: GNU and classified software
    240 Mar 27 Ben_Tilly a trepp.co (91)   Re: GNU and classified software
    241 Mar 27 Frank Hecker       (97)   Re: GNU and classified software
    242 Mar 27 Seth David Schoen  (147)  Re: GNU and classified software
    243 Mar 27 DJ Delorie         (46)   Re: GNU and classified software
    244 Mar 28 Crispin Cowan      (55)   Re: GNU and classified software
    246 Mar 28 Stephen J. Turnbul (80)   Re: GNU and classified software
    247 Mar 29 Norbert Bollow     (69)   Re: GNU and classified software
    248 Mar 29 Jonathan S. Shapir (47)   Re: GNU and classified software
    251 Mar 28 jean_camp a harvard. (44)   Re: GNU and classified software
    253 Apr 1  kragen a pobox.com   (59)   Re: GNU and classified software
    254 Apr 1  Frank Hecker       (66)   Re: GNU and classified software
    255 Apr 1  Frank Hecker       (99)   Re: GNU and classified software
    272 Apr 25 Frank Hecker       (112)  Re: GNU and classified software

Buona lettura, Shapiro e`, come sempre, uno dei piu` incisivi, ma
anche gli altri sono interessanti (mica li ho riletti, pero`, a parte
shapiro).

Alceste, che dici di passare su dirrto a softwarelibero.it?

/alessandro