Comments on: GPL Win in France http://ma.tt/2009/09/gpl-win-in-france/ Unlucky in Cards Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:53:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19904 By: Alister Cameron // Blogologist http://ma.tt/2009/09/gpl-win-in-france/#comment-469567 Alister Cameron // Blogologist Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:43:29 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=14864#comment-469567 Matt, My concern has always been whether the GPL fits as well as we might hope it does with open source PHP code. Accordingly, much as I would hope that such cases as this French one strengthen the GPL in an overall sense, I still wonder about the specifics of WordPress-like codebases, which are far removed from the client-server days for which the GPL was most precisely written. I'd love to see a favourable precedent case that was to do with open source "web" code of some sort, is my point :) -Alister Matt,

My concern has always been whether the GPL fits as well as we might hope it does with open source PHP code. Accordingly, much as I would hope that such cases as this French one strengthen the GPL in an overall sense, I still wonder about the specifics of WordPress-like codebases, which are far removed from the client-server days for which the GPL was most precisely written.

I’d love to see a favourable precedent case that was to do with open source “web” code of some sort, is my point :)

-Alister

]]> By: madalin http://ma.tt/2009/09/gpl-win-in-france/#comment-469307 madalin Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:11:53 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=14864#comment-469307 I think GPL should LIVE ON!:) I think GPL should LIVE ON!:)

]]> By: Ryan http://ma.tt/2009/09/gpl-win-in-france/#comment-469285 Ryan Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:28:54 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=14864#comment-469285 Great news, although it seems like it was a fairly clean cut case there, nothing but blatant disregard for the licensing terms of the GPL. I'd like to see an example of something considered by some as an "edge case" such as the arguments over GPL compliancy of WordPress themes. I'm still having trouble getting to the bottom of that argument as there are so many opinions swinging each way and the only expert I've consulted did not agree with the freedom software foundation (I think that's what they're called). It's good to see some cases being sorted out in court at least. There's nothing more annoying than some dork declaring that the GPL is completely unenforceable, which is clearly incorrect. Great news, although it seems like it was a fairly clean cut case there, nothing but blatant disregard for the licensing terms of the GPL. I’d like to see an example of something considered by some as an “edge case” such as the arguments over GPL compliancy of WordPress themes.

I’m still having trouble getting to the bottom of that argument as there are so many opinions swinging each way and the only expert I’ve consulted did not agree with the freedom software foundation (I think that’s what they’re called).

It’s good to see some cases being sorted out in court at least. There’s nothing more annoying than some dork declaring that the GPL is completely unenforceable, which is clearly incorrect.

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