Re: GPL compliance issues are tearing Joomla! apart
Posted by: Daniel J. Givens
on June 22, 2007 04:24 AM
Although the Nvidia and ATI binary blob approach has been called into question, it is less onerous than this situation, as far as compliance goes. I think the solution of an abstraction layer that is GPL used to interface GPL and non-GPL code is a very viable solution for these third party developers that feel the need to keep their code private. I have not paid much attention to the drafts of GPLv3, but I wonder if this "workaround" will be affected by new language.
In general, it seems that the developers that are making the biggest fuss over this are showing an expectation of entitlement from Open Source Matters, Inc. If OSM was not compliant with the GPL and changes their stance, that is their prerogative as the copyright holder. The third party developers do not hold any claim to Joomla, yet they are making out like OSM and the Joomla community owes it to them to allow them to continue to make money off the backs of OSM, the community, and the contributors of free code Joomla is made up of.
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Re: GPL compliance issues are tearing Joomla! apart
Posted by: Daniel J. Givens on June 22, 2007 04:24 AMIn general, it seems that the developers that are making the biggest fuss over this are showing an expectation of entitlement from Open Source Matters, Inc. If OSM was not compliant with the GPL and changes their stance, that is their prerogative as the copyright holder. The third party developers do not hold any claim to Joomla, yet they are making out like OSM and the Joomla community owes it to them to allow them to continue to make money off the backs of OSM, the community, and the contributors of free code Joomla is made up of.
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