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Bradley Kuhn (bkuhn) - 10 years ago 2014-03-21 01:23:29
bkuhn@ebb.org
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@@ -198,16 +198,16 @@ software components to improve products.  However, along with that
 
freedom should come rules and reporting procedures to make sure that you
 
are aware of what software that you include with your product.
 

	
 
The companies we contact about GPL violations often respond with: ``We
 
didn't know there was GPL'd stuff in there''.  This answer indicates a
 
The most typical response to an initial enforcement action is: ``We
 
didn't know there was GPL'd stuff in there''.  This answer indicates
 
failure in the software acquisition and procurement process.  Integration
 
of third-party proprietary software typically requires a formal
 
arrangement and management/legal oversight before the developers
 
incorporate the software.  By contrast, your developers often obtain and
 
integrate Free Software without intervention. The ease of acquisition, however,
 
incorporate the software.  By contrast, developers often obtain and
 
integrate Free Software without intervention nor oversight. That ease of acquisition, however,
 
does not mean the oversight is any less necessary.  Just as your legal
 
and/or management team negotiates terms for inclusion of any proprietary
 
software, they should be involved in all decisions to bring Free Software into your
 
software, they should gently facilitate all decisions to bring Free Software into your
 
product.
 

	
 
Simple, engineering-oriented rules help provide a stable foundation for
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