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Gpl-violations.org
gpl-violations.org is a not-for-profit project founded and led by Harald Welte in 2004. It works to make sure software licensed under the GNU General Public License is not used in ways prohibited by the license. Goals The goals of the project are, according to its website, to: * Raise public awareness of the infringing use of free software, and thus putting pressure on the infringers, * Give users who detect or assume GPL-licensed software is being misused a way to report them to the copyright holders, * Assist copyright holders in any action against GPL infringing organizations, and to * Distribute information on how a commercial entity using GPL licensed software in their products can comply with the license. In May 2008, gpl-violations.org and the Free Software Foundation Europe Freedom Task Force announced that they were to deepen their previous cooperation. The FSFE Freedom Task Force will be focusing on educating and informing, while gpl-violations.org will focus on enf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armijn Hemel
Armijn Hemel is a technology consultant and noted watchman of free software. He is part of the gpl-violations.org core team, who have won several court cases against different companies, including D-Link and Skype, for violating the terms of the GNU General Public License. Biography Hemel was born in the late 1970s and grew up in the town of Tiel, Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl .... References External links armijnoIdenti.camicroblogging serviceOpen AdviceAutho*Contributor tHackvalue - Tales from the trenches of specialized web hosting and development the corporate blog oLoco {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemel, Armijn Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Tiel Free software people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |