Re: Reply to copyright concerns for libzdb in Seafile
Hi all,
Libzdb related code has been removed in this PR: https://github.com/haiwen/seafile-server/pull/239. It's been merged into master branch.
Thanks everyone for taking care about this issue.
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Regards
Jonathan Xu
On Thu, Jun 6, 2019, at 2:12 PM, Jonathan Xu wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We've decide to make all necessary changes to remove libzdb related
> code in our code base, within 1 month.
>
> I'll keep this list noticed about the progress.
>
> Thank you all for taking care about this.
>
> --
> Regards
> Jonathan Xu
>
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2019, at 1:57 PM, Jan-Henrik Haukeland wrote:
> >
> >
> > > On 3 Jun 2019, at 16:15, Jonathan Xu <jonathan.xu@seafile.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I'm Jonathan Xu, main developer of Seafile. I personally wrote the replacement code to libzdb.
> > > *
> > > Sorry for not replying to the original thread since I'm late to the discussion and was not in the mailing list before.
> > > *
> >
> > We have put forward evidence of GPL code infringement together with a
> > probable narrative and I find it strange that you would think that this
> > is a discussion.
> >
> > > We're happy to attribute to the ideas we learn from libzdb. And we'll try to change the code that look too similar to libzdb's.
> >
> > No need. Trying to bury the evidence deeper so to speak will just be
> > construed as further attempt to cover up. A version control change
> > trail will be evident, in any case, if you plan to change the code on
> > Github.
> >
> > You have three options. a) Remove the infringing code, i.e. the
> > db-wrapper code and any other code and text that was copied such as
> > sections of configure.ac etc. b) Use another library if you can find
> > one. Or c) Add back the copyright notice from libzdb in all the
> > db-wrapper code together with your own (as was suggested in a thread
> > here). This will of course mean that you cannot use the code in your
> > closed-source Seafile-server.
> >
> > By trying to trivialise the evidence and attempting to explain away
> > your actions you are forcing our hand here and I feel we have no other
> > choice than to react. We seriously do not want to do this, but unless
> > you have done one of the three options above *within one month*, we
> > will start by sending a DMCA takedown notice on Seafile’s Github
> > repository with all that implies.
> >
> > Jan-Henrik
> >
> > Ps. I don’t want to bother this list with bikesheeding between us and
> > if you have any reply, please send it to me directly. I won’t reply to
> > you further on this list.
> >
> >
> >
>
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