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Re: GPL violation in Licq? (Was: Licq Hebrew Patch Contributor)



On Fri, 26 Oct 2001, Nadav Har'El wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 26, 2001, Dan Aloni wrote about "GPL violation in Licq? (Was: Licq Hebrew Patch Contributor)":
> >
> > About a year ago I have contributed a patch to X-Chat, containing a
> >...
>
> I'm having a feeling of deja-vu. Haven't we already had this thread on
> linux-il several months ago?

Yes, in fact, that is the only reason why I sent this letter to this list.

> > A year later, while casually browsing the source code of licq, I noticed
> > that the function has propagated to it. Unfortunately, while being
> > credited in the X-Chat ChangeLog (1.5.3), I forgot to add a credit line
> > in the code itself, so whoever propagated it, has wrongly took the full
> > credit for it.
>
> So why don't you write the licq maintainer and ask him (or her) to change
> the acknowledement comment? I'm sure it will help much more than complaining
> here in linux-il... What are we supposed to do? Boycott the guy who "stole"
> your code? Tie him to a pole and stone him with CDs of Microsoft Windows XP?

Nother, other than correct the FAQ on www.iglu.org.il, maybe.

--
Dan Aloni
da-x@gmx.net


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