Re: closed tools, Re: Maemo Flasher-3.5 Tool Beta for Fremantle and Diablo released

> Hi,
>
> Faheem Pervez wrote:
>> You sure you have a choice in the matter? Considering how you're
>> already violating the GPL.

> Dave Neary wrote:
> I don't know the details of the situation. I just want to remind you
> that the GPL is a distribution licence. That's why we don't get all
> Google's changes to the Linux kernel and Apache back upstream. It seems
> that I've seen people say that Nokia doesn't even distribute the initfs
> tools. If that's the case, there wouldn't be any GPL violation.

But Google isn't distributing their Linux Kernel or Apache, Nokia is
distributing the initfs.

Ed Okerson

On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 14:33 +0200, ext ed@okerson.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Faheem Pervez wrote:
> >> You sure you have a choice in the matter? Considering how you're
> >> already violating the GPL.
>
> > Dave Neary wrote:
> > I don't know the details of the situation. I just want to remind you
> > that the GPL is a distribution licence. That's why we don't get all
> > Google's changes to the Linux kernel and Apache back upstream. It seems
> > that I've seen people say that Nokia doesn't even distribute the initfs
> > tools. If that's the case, there wouldn't be any GPL violation.
>
> But Google isn't distributing their Linux Kernel or Apache, Nokia is
> distributing the initfs.

Which is why Nokia is violating the GPL (I haven't checked myself that
code is not being distributed for stuff in initfs).

I'd say the best option is to poke Quim Gil as I assume he's the correct
person to handle this (I'm CC'ing him although I assume he reads this
list).

Cheers,

--
Maemo Software
Nokia Devices

Oops. Forgot to CC him.

On Thu, 2009-07-02 at 14:33 +0200, ext ed@okerson.com wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Faheem Pervez wrote:
> >> You sure you have a choice in the matter? Considering how you're
> >> already violating the GPL.
>
> > Dave Neary wrote:
> > I don't know the details of the situation. I just want to remind you
> > that the GPL is a distribution licence. That's why we don't get all
> > Google's changes to the Linux kernel and Apache back upstream. It seems
> > that I've seen people say that Nokia doesn't even distribute the initfs
> > tools. If that's the case, there wouldn't be any GPL violation.
>
> But Google isn't distributing their Linux Kernel or Apache, Nokia is
> distributing the initfs.

Which is why Nokia is violating the GPL (I haven't checked myself that
code is not being distributed for stuff in initfs).

I'd say the best option is to poke Quim Gil as I assume he's the correct
person to handle this (I'm CC'ing him although I assume he reads this
list).

Cheers,

--
Maemo Software
Nokia Devices