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<blockquote data-quote="gds" data-source="post: 21100" data-attributes="member: 10435"><p>What's sad about all this is the only possible conclusion: development of this (and many other) GPLed projects is slowed, when not stopped completely, when going in some (dangerous...) directions by legal issues. And since the developers are skilled programmers but they are no lawyers, when venturing into legal moving sands they must take more care than it could be necessary.</p><p>That's why someone (guess who?) funded SCO in its legal battle to spread FUD over Linux.</p><p>And that's why Videolan thought about stopping development of VLC if software patents law were approved in Europe.</p><p>And (you'll find it incredible, maybe), guess who's told to be planning to include a DVD ripper in its next OS? Someone answered M$??? But wasn't it supposed to be illegal?</p><p>So my humble idea is that we need a lawyer, be it a willing individual or an association working for Open Source projects. Maybe it could help the developers decide better knowingly where to head and where to stop.</p><p>Can anybody help finding the right answer?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gds, post: 21100, member: 10435"] What's sad about all this is the only possible conclusion: development of this (and many other) GPLed projects is slowed, when not stopped completely, when going in some (dangerous...) directions by legal issues. And since the developers are skilled programmers but they are no lawyers, when venturing into legal moving sands they must take more care than it could be necessary. That's why someone (guess who?) funded SCO in its legal battle to spread FUD over Linux. And that's why Videolan thought about stopping development of VLC if software patents law were approved in Europe. And (you'll find it incredible, maybe), guess who's told to be planning to include a DVD ripper in its next OS? Someone answered M$??? But wasn't it supposed to be illegal? So my humble idea is that we need a lawyer, be it a willing individual or an association working for Open Source projects. Maybe it could help the developers decide better knowingly where to head and where to stop. Can anybody help finding the right answer? [/QUOTE]
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