https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672491
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=672491#c8
--- Comment #8 from Ciaran Farrell
From your comments in Comment#7 I was able to discern the following information which may be relevant in the context of this specific bug:
"the first implementation written by Heiko Eißfeldt in 1999 was never put under GPL." "Heiko did permit vcdimager to use his code, but he did not permit to put it under GPL." "vcdimager still uses the old implementation (with different indentation) and definitely is illegal."
From Comment#1 I discerned the following:
"The primary author of vcdimager (Herbert Valerio Riedel) was very collaborative with respect to anything until we informed him about the fact that Heiko does not like to have the code under GPL. Riedel replied to this mail, so it is obvious that he is informed but he did completely stop replying after we send him a proposal on how to solve the license problem." So _Eissfeldt_, as _sole_ copyright holder to "the old implementation" expressly requested Riedel to refrain from exercising any of the rights of which Eissfeldt was exclusive (and sole) owner by virtue of copyright law and the subsequent developments indicate that Riedel refused _Eissfeldt's_ request? Or did Eissfeldt request that they distribute his work under other terms only? These are quite serious statements - I can see that under the circumstances as you described them, as sole copyright holder, Eissfeldt could issue such a request. I would greatly appreciate if you could point me to Eissfeldt's request. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.