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telefonicaid / perseo-core

Core/backend for the Perseo CEP
GNU General Public License v2.0
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GPL License #131

Open bernhardttom opened 5 years ago

bernhardttom commented 5 years ago

Remove this, it is wrong:

Software that merely uses or aggregates (i.e. links to) an otherwise unmodified version of existing software is not considered a derivative work, and therefore it does not need to be released as under the same license, or even released as open source.

bernhardttom commented 5 years ago

You are NOT ENTITLED to give any legal advice.

fgalan commented 5 years ago

I think it was @jason-fox who added that part to the README.md

Jason, any opinion or feedback regarding this, please?

jason-fox commented 5 years ago

The addition of a clarification statement to FIWARE GEs was agreed at TSC level and is mandatory. I disagree with @bernhardttom opinion that this statement constitutes legal advice, as he is cherry picking only part of the statement, specifically missing the part beforehand:

the owners of this software... wish to make a clarifying public statement as follows

States that this is the opinion of the owner - followed by the rest of the quote.

Interpretation of GPL vs derivative work is murky, and this is not an attempt at giving legal advice. It is merely stating that if you use this software and for whatever reason the narrowest interpretation of GPL rights is tested in a court of law (which one by the way?) then since the narrow interpretation isn't the opinion of the owner of this software, you won't get sued by them.

In other words no bait and switch.

bernhardttom commented 5 years ago

You have no right to interpret or make advice about the GPL license publicly.

You can instead perhaps write this on a blog or other private statement of some person, whoever TSC level and FIRMWARE GE may be. Or provide author contact information for FIRMWARE GE TSC level.