SUMMARY
* Opportunities
* Challenges
* Economics of Free Software
* Workflows
* Marginal costs
* Contributor community
* What it takes to be successful ?
technical details of a combination's construction does not typically influence the legal analysis in a combined or derivative work scenario. • ESXi 6.0.0 Open Source https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads/details?downloadGroup=ESXI 600_OSS&productId=491 • Lawsuit FAQ https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/vmware-lawsuit-faq.html • Linux Broadcom Tigon tg3 driver static void tg3_remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev); https://raw.githubusercontent.com/torvalds/linux/master/drivers/net/ethernet/br oadcom/tg3.c •
that complete corresponding machine-readable source code must accompany binary distributions such as these. • GPLv2§3 further states that for an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains
Enforcement • in compliance work, initiating and continuing discussions in private demonstrates good faith • if the only penalty for violation is simply compliance with the original rules, bad actors will just wait for an enforcement action before even reading the GPL. • copyright holders should refuse any payment entirely until the distributor repairs the past violation and commits formally (in writing) to plans for future compliance • all of the relevant software should be examined to ensure any compliance problems, beyond those identified in initial reports and those relating to any clauses of the relevant licenses, are raised and fixed. • GPLv2 terminates all copyright permissions at the moment of violation, and that termination is permanent. • GPLv3's termination provision allows first-time violators automatic restoration of distribution rights when they correct the violation promptly, and gives the violator a precise list of copyright holders whose forgiveness it needs. https://www.fsf.org/licensing/enforcement-principles
protect the intellectual property assets that are driving its growth?” "There's free software and then there’s open source," he suggested, noting that Microsoft gives away its software in developing countries. With open source software, on the other hand, "there is this thing called the GPL, which we disagree with." Open source, he said, creates a license "so that nobody can ever improve the software," he claimed, bemoaning the squandered opportunity for jobs and business. He went back to the analogy of pharmaceuticals: "I think if you invent drugs, you should be able to charge for them," he said, adding with a shrug: "That may seem radical." 2001 2008 https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/04/bill-gates-the-gpl-which-we-disagree-with/
was part of the Netfilter core development team https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-beats-internal-legal-threat/ https://opensource.com/article/17/8/patrick-mchardy-and-copyright-profiteering http://kroah.com/log/blog/2017/10/16/linux-kernel-community-enforcement-statement/
granting the right to freely distribute and modify intellectual property with the requirement that the same rights be preserved in derivative works created from that property. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft
front-ends aka Foundations • Rental model : from owner_ship to user_ship • Corporate “open and free” tactics • Open Core model • Information goods dynamics • Shift : Scarcity to Abundance of information goods • Media campaign against Public goods
AGPLv3 • Building a strong community • Sustained messaging and branding • Leveraging automation • Documentation to give you super powers • Onboarding new contributors • Success – Primacy – Process oriented – Packaging – Parity – Parternship – Professional services