From: Fred <fr...@sp...> - 2008-05-29 14:08:53
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On 29/05/2008, at 23:35, Philip Kendall wrote: > On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 02:02:48PM +0100, Matthew Westcott wrote: >> >> Obviously there are certain inferences that you can make based on the >> fact that the code was found on a public server with a copy of the >> GPL attached, but given that we've had previous Fuse-porting-related >> incidents where the author has been unaware of their obligations >> under the GPL and linked it with proprietary code, I figure it's >> worth being cautious here. > > The changes that have been made to the widget code (which is what > we're > talking about here) are entirely Fuse-specific; there's no way that > code > can have been written without being a derivative work of Fuse. Hence, > the changes *are* licensed under the GPL, whether the people who wrote > them meant that or not. > > IANAL, etc. I must admit that I have taken it for granted that the author's intention was to comply with their GPL obligations and release their modifications to the Fuse code. I am inclined to agree with Phil, I also think it is fair to mail the author as a courtesy to let him know we are reusing the code - I am doing that now. Thanks, Fred |