Fwd: EQO messenger

[Sean Egan]

I think Vitaly forgot to reply-all.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Vitaly Takmazov <vitalyster at gmail.com>
Date: Jan 29, 2008 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: EQO messenger
To: Sean Egan <seanegan at gmail.com>


2008/1/29, Sean Egan <seanegan at gmail.com>:

> On Jan 29, 2008 10:03 AM, Vitaly Takmazov <vitalyster at gmail.com> wrote:
> > http://community.eqo.com/blog/chris/eqo_symbian_beta_is_here
> >
> > This product uses libpurple. Can they use it without giving me the
> > modified source code as it is required by GPL?
>
> No, the GPL does require them to offer source code to anyone they
> release binaries to.
>
> What evidence do you have that they're using libpurple?


They xmpp-module replies "libpurple" to iq:version request.

I just receive mail from eqo. They said:
"
Hi Vitaly

We do make use of libpurple to provide our service, however we do not
distribute any application containing libpurple and therefore we are
not required by GPLv2 to distribute the source. Specifically,
libpurple is not contained in our Symbian (or WinMo) clients.

You can verify this by running "nm" and "strings" on our Symbian
client executable. We do take the licensing conditions of any and all
open source code we make use of seriously, and ensure we are in full
compliance with all licensing requirements.


Jeff LaPorte
"
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Vitaly