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MusicCity's Morpheus violating GPL

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the now-thats-not-right dept.

dotslash writes "The new Morpheus Preview Edition client [download.com] is actually just a fork of Gnucleus an open source GPLd Gnutella client. Upon installation Morpheus PE displays the GPL and asks the user to accept. It is currently being distributed without source in violation of article 3 of the GPL. Gnucleus developers are not too happy about this. This Morpheus client is being downloaded by thousands of frustrated Morpheus users who have been cutoff the FastTrack/Kazaa network and are now migrating to Gnutella. The violation of the GPL is blatant and will also be the first glimpse of the GPL for many of these new users. It seems like the executives at MusicCity have decided that they prefer free 'as in beer' not 'as in speech.'" Update: 03/03 05:10 GMT by T : It looks like the source is available now, gpl.txt and all.

3 of 435 comments (clear)

  1. GPL Bleh by SirDrinksAlot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Ok, i really have nothing against opensource but the GPL is horrible. The way i see it is if i were to do something opensource it would be a variation on the BSD license. Take what i got and use it to make whatever you're working on better. None of this "IF YOU USE MY SHIT YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT OPENSOURCE TOO" thats just rude. IMO thats MORE wrong then most of the crap Microsoft does like what they did with the Windows XP registration. IE "Buy Our Operating System and you can only use it on one machine because we'll make it so you cant put it on more@#$%@"

  2. Re:There is some irony here somewhere... by tswinzig · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Its ok to have software designed to "share" possibly copyrighted music, but God forbid they mess with the GPL copyright...

    Except the article was not talking about the GPL copyright, but a GPL violation.

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  3. wow... by taco1991 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The sheer intelligence of your comment reflects the deep thought you must have given my comment. Never have I been this amazed at how one sentence can so tersely describe both your sentiment on the issue AND your intelligence level. All that, and the fact that you corageously put your name behind your words speaks to me that you must believe what you're saying is true and just. If everyone was like you, the whole world would be a better place to leave, or at least one where everyone wears protective cups over their groins.

    In other words, STFU IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY.

    thank you
    taco

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    "Corrupting our youth one mind at a time"