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I think Skypes link to SMC's site should have been enough per the GPL but the Judge thought otherwise.
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The GPL requires including a copy of the GPL itself, not just links to it. It's not a hard license to abide by, especially considering the onerous (and downright illegal) proprietary licenses out there. Companies just think that since it's free they don't have to.
I would think that would be enough too.
Perhaps there were kernel mods they implemented by SMC or Skype that weren't at the URL given.
As described by this article (and we know how accurate reporters generally are on tech stuff), the judge made a bad ruling. Just because you distribute GPL software doesn't mean you have to snailmail a CD of the kernel to anyone who asks. If it is a physical product that is shipped with a driver disk or something like that, it would make sense to perhaps include the kernel and relevant code with it. Otherwise, this ruling really doesn't make a lot of sense.
Maybe you should rethink your support of the GPL instead. Nah, never happen.
You do realize I have you on ignore right? I see that you post but not the content..
Reasonable to you and me but don't forget that this was a German judge; --those same wonderful people who brought you...
What I found notable was the fact that nowhere in the piece do we find the words "piracy" or "theft", but I guess that's only when we got individuals copying from corporations. Seems that when it's corporations copying from individuals it's all a harmless misunderstanding.
“This week’s decision is likely to mean a fine against Skype and will force the company to adhere to the licence and source code distribution requirements of the licence.”
This week’s decision is likely to cause Skype and others to switch to BSD software.