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Well two things/questions: 1. Can we somehow get Mozilla/Firefox ban/de-list the extension from the extension store so Avast doesn't get the user-base this ext
by NeveHanter 4y ago
Well two things/questions:
1. Can we somehow get Mozilla/Firefox ban/de-list the extension from the extension store so Avast doesn't get the user-base this extension has/had?
2. We should be able to get the author to publish the source code of the latest version licensed under GPLv3, any way to do this, except asking on Twitter/LinkedIn?
- edf13 4y agoWhy should you be able to get source code of someone’s private work?
- NeveHanter 4y agoIf it's GPLv3 licensed, then I should be able to request and get the access to the source code: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#MustSourceBuildToMatchExactHashOfBinary https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#MustSourceBuildToM... and https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt section 6, point d
- Vinnl 4y agoThat only applies to redistributors, not to the original author. The way the GPL works, is that the author absconds some of the copyright they hold by default, in exchange for people taking advantage of that committing to publishing even modified source code whenever they redistribute it.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoAbscond means to hide or steal away. I think you mean abdicate? That would make more sense in this context. It's still not quite right though, the author of a GPL work fully retains the copyright of their work, and merely give a license to others.
- Vinnl 4y agoOh sorry yes, I'm not a native speaker, thanks. And yes, they commit to not exercising some of the rights they have been granted as part of the copyright they do indeed still hold.
- Zufriedenheit 4y agoI think Firefox extensions are just archives. So with that license it should be allowed to simply download the extension, unpack it and throw it on Github.
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