[Discussioni] [press a fsfeurope.org: [FSFE PR][EN] FSFE offers to help companies adhere to Free Software licence terms]
Nicola A. Grossi
k2 a larivoluzione.it
Ven 27 Lug 2007 18:27:28 CEST
Ma perché nessuno si meraviglia del fatto che, ad esempio, al testamento
di un semianalfabeta vengono riconosciuti pieni effetti giuridici mentre
il riconoscimento di tali effetti a licenze a cui hanno lavorato per
anni fior fior si giuristi sembra un fatto così straordinario?
Io sta cosa non l'ho mai capita e probabilmente non la capirò mai...
bye
n a g
Francesco Potorti` ha scritto:
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>Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:35:32 +0200
>From: Joachim Jakobs <press a fsfeurope.org>
>Subject: [FSFE PR][EN] FSFE offers to help companies adhere to Free Software
> licence terms
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>FSFE offers to help companies adhere to Free Software licence terms
>
> The terms of the GNU GPL licence have been confirmed as binding
> once again, with a German court ruling that Skype was failing
> to uphold its obligations as a distributor. FSFE wants to help
> other vendors understand their GNU GPL obligations.
>
>Harald Welte of gpl-violations.org took Skype to court in Munich,
>Germany, regarding misuse of GNU GPL code he wrote for the Netfilter
>component of the Linux kernel. This is the first time a non-German
>company has been convicted for GNU GPL licence violations, though the
>gpl-violations.org project has reached numerous out of court
>settlements with various vendors in the past.
>
>Skype had been selling the SMC WSKP100 VoIP telephone without providing
>either source code or a written offer for the source code with the
>product itself. Though Skype later included a supplementary text to
>the product which referred to the use of GPL software and contained
>URLs to source code downloads, this also failed to meet the terms
>contained in the GNU GPL licence.
>
>The ruling of the German court in favour of Harald Welte is welcomed
>by FSFE. "Adhering to the terms of the GNU GPL is not difficult, and
>this case re-emphasises the importance of doing so, " says Shane
>Coughlan, Freedom Task Force coordinator at FSFE. "Skype did not
>recognise this and unfortunately had to be reminded of their
>obligations in a court of law. While many vendors are working
>pro-actively to resolve licensing issues, problems remain in the
>European market place. We would like to see them resolved as quickly
>and as amicably as possible."
>
>"The main focus of the gpl-violations.org project is to fix problems
>vendors have with shipping products that contain GNU GPL code," says
>Armijn Hemel, an engineer at the gpl-violations.org project. "We want
>to work with vendors to implement long-term solutions to compliance
>issues. It is our wish to ensure everyone operates according to the
>same terms and rules, as decided by the authors of the code in
>question."
>
>There are several ways that companies distributing GNU GPL code in
>Europe can get help and advice. Armijn Hemel, an engineer at the
>gpl-violations.org project, offers compliance services for embedded
>devices. FSFE's Freedom Task Force has also recently launched
>professional consultancy services for businesses making use of Free
>Software in their products.
>
>"There are avenues of information and advice for businesses using Free
>Software," says Shane Coughlan. "One of the purposes of the FTF is to
>help companies avoid costly mistakes. Where the FTF can help people,
>we will. If we don't have the answers in-house we will help guide
>people to the external information or expertise they need. The one
>thing I would like to stress is that businesses should not and cannot
>ignore these issues."
>
>The Freedom Task Force can be found at http://www.fsfeurope.org/ftf
>
>The Freedom Task Force can be emailed at ftf a fsfeurope.org
>
>About the Free Software Foundation Europe:
>
> The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) is a non-profit
> non-governmental organisation active in many European countries and
> involved in many global activities. Access to software determines
> participation in a digital society. To secure equal participation
> in the information age, as well as freedom of competition, the Free
> Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) pursues and is dedicated to the
> furthering of Free Software, defined by the freedoms to use, study,
> modify and copy. Founded in 2001, creating awareness for these
> issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving
> people Freedom by supporting development of Free Software are
> central issues of the FSFE.
>
>About gpl-violations.org:
>
> In the past 30 months, gpl-violations.org has helped uncover and
> negotiate more than 100 GPL violations and has obtained numerous
> out-of-court settlement agreements. The gpl-violations.org project
> is a not-for-profit effort to bring commercial users and vendors of
> Free Software into compliance with the licence conditions as set
> forth by the original authors. The project was founded and is
> managed by Mr. Harald Welte, a Linux Kernel developer and Free
> Software enthusiast.
>
> For more information on the project, its mission, milestones and
> goals, please see http://gpl-violations.org
>
>Contact:
>
> You can reach the FSFE switchboard from:
> Belgium: +32 2 747 03 57 ext 408
> Germany: +49 700 373 38 76 73 ext 408
> Sweden: +46 31 7802160 ext 408
> Switzerland: +41 43 500 03 66 ext 408
> UK: +44 29 200 08 17 7 ext 408
>
> Shane Coughlan, FTF Co-ordinator, FSFE extension: 408
>
> Joachim Jakobs, Media Relations, FSFE extension: 404
> mobile: +49-179-6919565
>
> Further information: http://fsfeurope.org
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