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It says that they regret attempting to revoke the GPL (which goes with out saying, since they got huge negative publicity) but it doesn't seem to acknowledge th
by billyjobob 14y ago
It says that they regret attempting to revoke the GPL (which goes with out saying, since they got huge negative publicity) but it doesn't seem to acknowledge that revoking the GPL is not possible. Therefore there is nothing to stop them trying this again if they ever think no one is watching. I wouldn't rely on this software for anything mission critical.
- maxaf 14y agoWe'll work on regaining the community's trust. In the meantime, I assure you that all relevant lessons have been learned.
- jordanthoms 14y agoThere were interesting legal questions before to do with how an unauthorized release affects things - but this clearly an official release so that doesn't apply. If the GPL licence is valid, it clearly cannot be revoked.
- gamegod 14y agoIANAL but I presume the corporation is the copyright owner, not the developer. The developer is not authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
- malandrew 14y agoCan you point me to links where they got negative publicity for this? I'd love to read the comments since I'm interested in software licenses and community reactions to licensing policies and policy changes.
- foobar2k 14y agohttp://loopj.com/2012/11/16/nvd3-erased-from-existence/ http://loopj.com/2012/11/16/nvd3-erased-from-existence/ http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4797461 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4797461