Re: [ros-general] Mail to the FSF

[Robert Köpferl]

Go into more detail.

Vizzini schrieb:

>   I can see that this project is going to need some sort
> of official
>  statement about its license interpretations.  I'd be glad to write
>  something up when I get time, but if anyone wants to take a stab at it,
>  please do.
>  
>  While we're at it, we need to write down our unwritten policies about
>  patents, copyrights, trademarks, reverse engineering, and so on.
>  
>   -Vizzini
>  
>  
>  On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 07:30, theUser BL wrote:
>  
> >  Hi!
> >
> > I have now send the following mail to the FSF (gnu(a)gnu.org) with the subject 
> > "legality of using closed-source programs with completly GPLd ReactOS".
> >
> > Greatings
> > theuserbl
> >
> > Here the mail:
> >
> >
> > >  Hi!
> > >
> > > There existing a project, which want to rewrite MS-Windows NT, which is 
> > > called ReactOS.
> > > You can see the home of the project at http://www.reactos.com/
> > >
> > > The idea is, to have an OS, which can run all MS-Windows NT programs, which 
> > > can make use of > all the drivers, which exists for WinNT and so on.
> > >
> > > But the problem is, that the complete OS is under the GPL.
> > >
> > > The people behind the ReactOS-project don't see a problem in using 
> > > closed-source
> > > programs/libraries/drivers on top of their OS.
> > >
> > > But what do _you_ think about it?
> > >
> > > I have now mentioned the problem ob their mailingliste at
> > > http://reactos.com:8080/archives/public/ros-general/2004-February/000736.ht…
> > >
> > > But I think, it would be nice, to here a comment of licensing-competent 
> > > people. So, what do _you_ > think about this?
> > >
> > > Greatings
> > > theuserbl 
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