On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 1:28 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
Not much has changed in 20 years then I'd have to
say. And, I'd guess that
to effect any real, draw a line in the sand results, that query should
probably come from the FSF, whom I think has power of attorney over 99% of
the kernel code and libraries. But we both know that Aussie companies tend
to do their own thing and may need to be prodded gently by the AU office of
the FSF if there is such a thing.
Yes, sending FSF after a company would bring astonishing results. You
could also use hunting dogs, just for the fun of it.
It looks like Fairlight created an account at Github in March (without
public repositories so far):
https://github.com/fairlightinstruments
They could be up to something or maybe not. In any case, I'd hate to
be part of a community that initiates a conversation with legal
matters.
Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org