[LAD] [OT] LinuxSampler and GPL - some clarifications

Marek mlf.conv at gmail.com
Wed Jan 30 23:45:28 UTC 2008


On Jan 31, 2008 12:18 AM, Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp at gjcp.net> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2008-01-31 at 00:14 +0100, Marek wrote:
>
> > > > My product is a router which uses your software in an unmodified form.
> > > > It pulls firmware directly from net. I don't offer anything for
> > > > download. Note, this would *not* be a distribution of your software,
> > > > this would be selling of my router.
> > > >
> > > > How do you solve this issue?
> > >
> > > What issue?  You're using GPLed software in a manner permitted by the
> > > licence.  Where's the issue?
> >
> > Go ahead. Elaborate.
>
> Wait, what? Elaborate what?  You're the one that came up with a
> non-issue, and now you want me to explain why it is an issue?

Well you said i don't know what i'm talking about, using drugs, you'll
have to stab me, etc etc.
Now i'm asking you how you would solve this issue wrt GPL.
I'm interested to see whether you can judge that i'm talking nonsense
or not, according to your own words.

>
> I already said - under the circumstances you describe, you're using GPL
> sofware in a perfectly legitimate way.  What is the issue to be solved?
>
> Do you think that somehow I might want to solve the "issue" of someone
> using GPLed software in a commercial product?
>
> I honestly don't know what you're asking here.  I'm not even sure you
> know what you're asking.

Again, no explanation. Sigh.

Marek



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