On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:10 AM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
In this case Fairlight may just not be aware of their
explicit legal
obligations. No one knows unless they ask. I don't see any harm if, for
example the Consortium sends a generic letter by email and physical copy
alerting them of their legal obligations and outlining the positive
aspects of doing the "Right Thing" (tm)
That would be very nice and human. </sarcasm>
Please explain why it would be a negative thing for the Consortium to take
on such a role?
Would you prefer for random people with no specific affiliation to do the
job or would you prefer for it to not be done at all?
Are you suggesting that there is nothing to be gained from politely
alerting companies of their legal obligations before they get into
trouble?
In the first place, I'm suggesting that you stop using "we as
community" and go back to the honest "I as a person".
Having said that, I quite admire how you can keep your face straight
while suggesting to "alert companies of their legal obligations before
they get into trouble" by using an organization (FSF) whose primary
function is to get companies into trouble over breach of GPL terms.
Alexandre Prokoudine
http://libregraphicsworld.org