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Re: FSF license?
- From: Andrew Lunn <andrew dot lunn at ascom dot ch>
- To: Jonathan Larmour <jifl at ecoscentric dot com>
- Cc: Gary Thomas <gary at mlbassoc dot com>, eCos Maintainers <ecos-maintainers at ecos dot sourceware dot org>
- Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 09:21:34 +0100
- Subject: Re: FSF license?
- References: <1101912905.16904.445.camel@hermes> <41AE07B4.1070504@eCosCentric.com>
On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 06:04:36PM +0000, Jonathan Larmour wrote:
> Gary Thomas wrote:
> >Any news on this? Any hopes that it will *ever* happen?
> >
> >We've been in a holding pattern for nearly a year...
>
> I was thinking about this just last night. I propose that when it hits one
> year in, ooo, 6 weeks, we send RH legal a warning that if it isn't resolved
> ASAP we will issue a Press Release expressing our
> dissatisfaction/disappointment etc. with Red Hat for breaking their promise.
>
> And if they don't respond, indeed issue a Press Release, and send it to
> lwn, slashdot, etc.etc. Perhaps even have it at the front of the ecos web
> site.
>
> It's time to force the issue. If we wait till Jan 13th the PR will be able
> to be written for better effect.
How about sending the warning two weeks before the year is up letting
them know that on the anniversary the press release will be published.
I think its important to put a date to the threat so they at least
know when they have to do something by. A straight year seems better
than 1 year plus a couple of weeks.
Andrew