[WriteLog] WriteLog Digest, Vol 202, Issue 4

[Kevin Rowett]

Perhaps more interestingly…

GPL doesn’t distinguish between binary/executable and source code. If a binary is distributed then the source must be made available.

No one has any arguments over the source code repo that Wayne has made available - it is what it is.

KR


> On Oct 11, 2019, at 12:01 PM, Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'd like to think if one private party shared the build with another
> private party it wouldn't be an issue - or built them a version to suit
> them -  but I'd hate to make more trouble for Wayne. I'd think it best
> something to do quietly and not publicly. 73 jeff wk6i
> 
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 10:44 AM Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net> wrote:
> 
>> That's rather sad, but I suppose it was bound to happen. I've heard the GNU
>> community will aggressively go after anyone trying to make $$ off of GNU
>> licensed software. It doesn't seem like a violation the way Wayne put out
>> DigiRite, but that's just my opinion.
>> 
>> I gave up doing software when DOS died. It would probably be a good thing
>> for my soul to go through this build process but it looks intimidating.
>> Maybe a 3rd party can pick this up and do the build? Maybe I'm under
>> estimating the process, but in the end one only needs the built files, the
>> Visual Studio runtime stuff, and then run that register modifier. Is that
>> the case?  If a 3rd party offers those files (for free) then the legal
>> issues are solved? I would have no problem putting the files in my Google
>> cloud account as publicly shared. I have no connection with Writelog other
>> than being a user. Would that help?
>> 
>> 73, Alan  AD6E / KH6TU
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2019 15:51:47 +0000
>>> From: "Wayne, W5XD" <w5xd at writelog.com>
>>> To: Writelog Forum <writelog at contesting.com>
>>> Subject: [WriteLog] DigiRite 1.1.32 update. and a new way to
>>>        distribute it
>>> Message-ID: <ad537ea1-0b02-2f79-94fc-98b5bb6d185f at writelog.com>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>>> 
>>> To users of WriteLog with DigiRite
>>> 
>>> There is a new version of DigiRite available. But...
>>> 
>>> Since the previous release of DigiRite, version 1.1.30, we have received
>>> complaints from the WSJT-X copyright holders that the combination of
>>> WriteLog with DigiRite violates their software license, the Gnu Public
>>> License (GPL.) It is our reading that DigiRite does not violate the GPL,
>>> but our opinion does not remove the threat that we would have to pay
>>> lawyers to defend it. To reduce that threat to a level of risk we are
>>> willing to take (it cannot go to zero--anyone can sue anybody for
>>> anything in this country) we have removed the DigiRite installer kit
>>> from writelog.com. The DigiRite sources remain open (which is the
>>> primary requirement of the GPL after all) and are published on github
>>> and there are some new features since 1.1.30 that might interest you.
>>> 
>>> These features are in version 1.1.32:
>>> ??? 1. fix a bug that poorly chooses the priority of which messages to
>>> send to concurrent QSOs in progress.
>>> ??? 2. Set the CQ message and the exchange to send in DigiRite dialogs
>>> rather than fishing around in WriteLog's f-key memories. (That was not a
>>> user-friendly choice in the first place, so its now fixed.)
>>> 
>>> To get a running version of DigiRite 1.1.32, you have to build it
>>> yourself (or get someone to do it for you). The software tools are
>>> available for free download from Microsoft.? The details are at
>>> http://writelog.com/digirite, which links to the build recipe here:
>>> https://writelog.com/digirite-build
>>> 
>>> Wayne, W5XD
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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