Re: gEDA-user: Re: licensing (GPL or otherwise) for hardware?

[Karel Kulhavy <clock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 13, 2006 at 02:56:53PM -0800, Stephen Williams wrote:
> Michael Sokolov wrote:
> 
> > On some rare occasions a paid client will have me develop some piece of
> > software or firmware that would actually have value to humanity.  On
> > those rare occasions I always ensure that the work gets open-sourced,
> > if necessary without the client's knowledge.  Other times I use my
> > clients' ignorance of the precise terms of the GPL and other free
> > software licenses and make them believe that they have to open-source
> > the kernel module I wrote for example, even if they really don't have
> > to.

I believe deceiving for a material profit is a criminal act, but deceiving for a
public benefit is not illegal.

> Remind me, if the opportunity ever arises, that I should not hire
> you for anything.
> 
> We are about open source here, and *not* *theft*.
> 
> For that matter, I'm not so sure I want you use any of my software,
> open source or not. If you don't feel bound to a contract you might
> sign with a client, what is there to convince me you'll feel yourself
> bound to the GPL or any other license I grant you without a signature.
> You're really willing to knowingly lie to a paying customer?
> 
> GPL is not disrespect for intellectual property rights. Indeed it
> relies on intellectual property rights to protect the author(s)
> from misrepresentation, and, frankly, from theft.
> 
> -- 
> Steve Williams                "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
> steve at icarus.com           But I have promises to keep,
> http://www.icarus.com         and lines to code before I sleep,
> http://www.picturel.com       And lines to code before I sleep."
> 
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