Jeez! That was quick!
On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 11:09:00AM -0000 or thereabouts, Aidan Delaney wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 10:50 +0000, Conor Daly wrote:
> > "Help Desk Support Software.100% Free GPL Help Desk"
> >
> > I presume this is a violation of the GPL. Not that I dispute their right to
> > impose restrictions on their software but claiming "100% Free GPL" along
> > with contradictory restrictions seems a little underhand to me...
> There are a few things here. They state "GPL Limited Licence Terms", is
> this in reference to the GNU General Public Licence or some Grotesque
> Pathetic Lie of a licence?
The "100% Free GPL" appears to me to be an attempt to cash in on the known
TLA "GPL" as an acronym for "GNU Public License". I've no problem with
their setting terms on their software so long as it's clear that they are
_not_ claiming GNU Public License.
> under the GPL "with restrictions", however the GNU GPL and the
> restrictions they mention are mutually incompatible.
Exactly
> I suggest you contact the company first. Let them know that you're
I have contacted them and copied the email to license-violation at gnu.org . I
presume they'll sort it out between them.
> rest of the code seems to be their own. The code is pathetic, stay away
> from this product. I can advise on other helpdesk software (GPL'ed
> stuff) that is better, if you're interested.
Yes please...
Conor
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