[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 at 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.html
>>>
>>>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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