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That one supposedly has source code available under GPL3 but despite GPL3 clause 9, which says "You are not required to accept this License in order to receive

by hvdijk 6y ago

That one supposedly has source code available under GPL3 but despite GPL3 clause 9, which says "You are not required to accept this License in order to receive or run a copy of the Program", presents the GPL3 as an EULA and refuses to run unless the user clicks "I agree".

Schiphol 6y ago
I can't be any less of a lawyer, but that sounds OK to me. One is not required to accept the license merely by virtue of it's having been published under that license, but this is surely compatible with the author adding extra conditions to run their program if they so wish?
- hvdijk 6y ago
  The copyright holder is not bound by the license granted to others, so in general is legally permitted to add any additional restrictions. However, as this particular additional restriction is not one of the additional restrictions that GPL3 section 7 permits, section 10 applies to anyone other than the copyright holder, which states "You may not impose any further restrictions on the exercise of the rights granted or affirmed under this License." This is a problem for e.g. F-Droid's package, which is neither distributed by the author nor distributed in accordance with the terms of the GPL.
  - Schiphol 6y ago
    Thanks for enlightening me :)
tweetle_beetle 6y ago
Our of curiosity, has this been raised with the developer?
- hvdijk 6y ago
  Not by me. The developer is, as far as I am aware, not doing anything illegal, and while F-Droid technically are, the developer as the copyright holder is the only one who could possibly take any action against it and is, I would expect, happier with F-Droid doing what they are doing now than with patching out the EULA acceptance screen.
rajbot 6y ago
That page links to their GitHub: https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail
rlpb 6y ago
"I agree" is presumably shorthand for "I agree to the linked license", or in other words "I agree to the GPL3", or to expand that, "I agree that I am not required to accept this License in order to receive or run a copy of the Program". Since that's part of the GPL3 text. So I wouldn't worry about it.

by hvdijk 6y ago

Schiphol 6y ago

I can't be any less of a lawyer, but that sounds OK to me. One is not required to accept the license merely by virtue of it's having been published under that license, but this is surely compatible with the author adding extra conditions to run their program if they so wish?

hvdijk 6y ago
The copyright holder is not bound by the license granted to others, so in general is legally permitted to add any additional restrictions. However, as this particular additional restriction is not one of the additional restrictions that GPL3 section 7 permits, section 10 applies to anyone other than the copyright holder, which states "You may not impose any further restrictions on the exercise of the rights granted or affirmed under this License." This is a problem for e.g. F-Droid's package, which is neither distributed by the author nor distributed in accordance with the terms of the GPL.
- Schiphol 6y ago
  Thanks for enlightening me :)

tweetle_beetle 6y ago

Our of curiosity, has this been raised with the developer?

hvdijk 6y ago
Not by me. The developer is, as far as I am aware, not doing anything illegal, and while F-Droid technically are, the developer as the copyright holder is the only one who could possibly take any action against it and is, I would expect, happier with F-Droid doing what they are doing now than with patching out the EULA acceptance screen.

rajbot 6y ago

That page links to their GitHub: https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail

rlpb 6y ago

"I agree" is presumably shorthand for "I agree to the linked license", or in other words "I agree to the GPL3", or to expand that, "I agree that I am not required to accept this License in order to receive or run a copy of the Program". Since that's part of the GPL3 text. So I wouldn't worry about it.