On 04/09/2004 02:11:37 PM, Matt Campbell wrote: > I have been watching the thread about FreedomBox's supposed violation > of the Mozilla Public License, and I wish to publicly set the record > straight. > > Section 3.2 of the MPL does clearly say that any modifications to > covered code must be released as source code. However, we did not > need to make any modifications to Mozilla to add speech output or > voice commands. As Aaron Leventhal said, we were able to do it by > writing a new component that uses Mozilla's existing application > programming interfaces (API's). Therefore, we are not obligated to > release the code that adds speech output and voice commands. > > While I would prefer to release our ocde under an open-source > license, I understand and respect Serotek's reasons for not doing so. > The company needs to protect its intellectual proprety. I think > we've made a good compromise by making the software available at no > cost to the user. Furthermore, uninformed public statements such as > those made about the alleged license violation only tarnish the > reputation of a company that's trying to do good for the community > while still doing well. > > For more information about the Mozilla Public License, read the FAQ, > which is available at: > > http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/FAQ.html > > If you have further questions or concerns, please contact me > privately; I don't believe this discussion is appropriate for the > Speakup list. Thank you. > >-- > Matt Campbell > Lead Programmer > Serotek Corporation > www.freedombox.info > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
