Re: [GD-Linux] ANN: Candy Cruncher for Linux shipped

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

"Ryan C. Gordon" wrote:
> 
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that a violation of the LGPL (statically
> > linking the libs, that is)? Having a quick look at the stuff I downloaded,
> > there is no mention of Loki Setup or the GTK libs....
> 
> It would be a violation if the installer wasn't open source in the first
> place.
> 
> > I'm pretty sure a quick link added somewhere would rememdy the situation
> > though....
> 
> There is no situation.
> 
> There's the other problem with Linux development, while I'm ranting;
> everyone is always looking to pick a fight over something.

Well, to be fair, if it looks like there might be a GPL infringement,
it is reasonable to ask (politely) whether there is a real problem...
which is what Mark did.

The alternative is to either ignore potential infringements (in which
case we might as not *have* licenses) - or to wait until the game is
wildly popular and *then* start bringing in the lawyers and getting nasty
about it.

I think a polite request for clarification was perfectly in order.

Just imagine what would happen if Sony/Nintendo/Microsoft thought you
were violating one of their IP rights!  It would be a lot more than
a polite request for information!


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