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Wow,attorneys are announcing publicly on FLOSS Foundations list that they'll sue me for libel if ever I say their clients are violating !GPL
about 5 months ago from web- Evan Prodromou, Rob Myers and Stephen Michael Kellat and 4 others like this.
- nds, laurelrusswurm and James Robertson and 3 others repeated this.
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seems like a pretty extreme strategy. But maybe that is a good sign if corps view allegations of GPL violations as harmful to their image
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@bkuhn They must think that non-compliance with the GPL is worth more than just monatary damage. There's reputational damage too.
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That statement is constructed from partial information. Only 2 two attorneys are involved & they were reacting to an accusation.
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Commonly named “threats” ; I think threats are commonly illegal, too. ;)
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@webmink, actually, *no* accusations had been made; I just pointed that out as well. But indeed only 1 attorney brought up "libel".
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@balor, indeed, this is why "going public" naming !GPL violators is aggressive strategy only to be used as a penultimate resort, IMO.
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@postblue,eh,I get threats nearly every month re: !GPL enforcement. A lot of ppl want it to end & pursue aggressive strategies to stop it.
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If we were free to disclose the name involved I suspect many would be less surprised, too.
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@webmink, actually we *can* disclose names. (I wonder if you think FLOSS Foundations has #CHR; it doesn't) But I see no reason to name names
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Hence I suggest your original statement could be classified as hyperbole...
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I'll agree w/ you on that. My original statement here was indeed hyperbole,inspired by how flabbergasted I was by what seemed like a threat
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I always treat it as CHR even though it is possible to find public archives.
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You're in good company if that's any comfort.
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@webmink now you're driving me to search engine :)
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Let me know if you find search engine hits; there shouldn't really be any...
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@webmink I'm not having any luck so far
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I'm actually relieved :-)
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@bkuhn more than one attorney?
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@fontana I have a vague recollection of him being unambiguous wrt. being plural on a faif episode. I can go through and check.
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@webmink, do you have an independent research to understand what CHR means for non-time-boxed, electronically archived discussions?
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@webmink, wait, I'm in good company being flabbergasted, or using hyperbole, or both? If you mean re: flabbergasted, yes, it's some comfort.
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@fontana, No, I addressed that later in the thread. Plural was in error. Only one attorney said "libel". He seems to have retracted it.
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Joplin once said: "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to loose". I've got nothing but a big mouth, just sayin…
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No; I just treat it instinctively.
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Something else to discuss over that beer at FOSDEM I think :-)
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So strange that anyone expects Free Software licenses to go unenforced.
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@evan Perhaps because some don't think freedom is worth fighting for
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Assume a silent 'always' or it's the least strange expectation ever.
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@webmink, you keep saying that, but I think you forget that I don't drink beer at all. :)
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@evan, I don't think anyone expects that, but opponents of copyleft have realized ∃ just a few squeeze points to thrwart !GPL enforcement.
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@bkuhn I will drink your beer for you.
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@bkuhn so they think violating the GPL is a very bad action then. ;)
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@mlinksva indeed
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Can someone expand the abbreviation #CHR ?
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#CHR is designed for time-boxed in-person meetings: ur1.ca/9ija2 I think its application to mailing list communication is highly complex.
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Thx @bkuhn! #CHR==Chatham House Rule; meeting where ppl are free to use info presented, but keep names&orgs confidential http://ur1.ca/9ija2
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