[ros-general] Mail to the FSF

[Vizzini]

I can see that this project is going to need some sort of official
statement about its license interpretations.  I'd be glad to write
something up when I get time, but if anyone wants to take a stab at it,
please do.

While we're at it, we need to write down our unwritten policies about
patents, copyrights, trademarks, reverse engineering, and so on.

 -Vizzini


On Tue, 2004-02-24 at 07:30, theUser BL wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have now send the following mail to the FSF (gnu at gnu.org) with the subject 
> "legality of using closed-source programs with completly GPLd ReactOS".
> 
> Greatings
> theuserbl
> 
> Here the mail:
> 
> >Hi!
> >
> >There existing a project, which want to rewrite MS-Windows NT, which is 
> >called ReactOS.
> >You can see the home of the project at http://www.reactos.com/
> >
> >The idea is, to have an OS, which can run all MS-Windows NT programs, which 
> >can make use of > all the drivers, which exists for WinNT and so on.
> >
> >But the problem is, that the complete OS is under the GPL.
> >
> >The people behind the ReactOS-project don't see a problem in using 
> >closed-source
> >programs/libraries/drivers on top of their OS.
> >
> >But what do _you_ think about it?
> >
> >I have now mentioned the problem ob their mailingliste at
> >http://reactos.com:8080/archives/public/ros-general/2004-February/000736.html
> >
> >But I think, it would be nice, to here a comment of licensing-competent 
> >people. So, what do _you_ > think about this?
> >
> >Greatings
> >theuserbl
> 
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