diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt index 6286dc7c9b..b23c182594 100644 --- a/change_log.txt +++ b/change_log.txt @@ -1,3 +1,62 @@ +Can somebody please come to my rescue on this one: + +This was posted to the developer's list. It would be nice to get an +apology or at least a link to the posting from which he launches such an attack: + + + + +Dick, enough of this whining. The article on gnu.org is more than an opinion +piece - unless +you really don't know what/who gnu.org is. While I and others here do appreciate +contributions made by all involved, your contributions do not entitle you to the +rest of the +code base. The GPL license is not revocable. You can take your lines of the +code (and only +just what you wrote) and do what you want, but you can't take Jean Pierre's +code, even if +you have modified it, without violating the GPL. + +I'm hereby asking Jean Pierre if he could please make it clear to this list if +he has ANY +intent of turning this package away from GPL for Dick or anyone else. I think +all involved +should know here and now if this is going to remain an open GPL project or not. +I don't +think anyone else here is interested in seeing kicad become a proprietary +package. + +If Dick thinks he can just take the entire code base as his, I'm sure that FSF +would help +with the legal costs of stopping him. (To donate to FSF see +http://www.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom/donate ) + +FSF has stepped up to the plate before and stopped people from appropriating GPL +software +for their own ends. The cost of IP litigation is not cheap, so I would recommend +Dick to +talk to an IP attorney before doing something stupid. + + +---------------------------------------------------------------- +Karl Schmidt EMail Karl@... +Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com +3209 West 9th Street Ph (785) 841-3089 +Lawrence, KS 66049 FAX (785) 841-0434 + +A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. + +---------------------------------------------------------------- + + + + + + + + + + Change Log for Kicad Started 2007-June-11