Is CocoaTech Violating the GPL?

elliotj asks: "In the latest version of their Finder-replacement product, PathFinder CocoaTech has included a terminal feature based on sourcecode from the GPL'd iTerm. They have made available the classes they developed from the iTerm sources, but not all the sourcecode for their product. Since iTerm is GPL (and not LGPL), shouldn't they have to make the ENTIRE codebase available? This is being debated on their forums. If this is true, what can we do to get CocoaTech to open up the rest of the code?"

Comments

Re:*groan*

[Brandybuck]

The next version will either not have iTerm-like functionality, or they will get similar code from some other source.

That's what I like about the GPL, it guarantees me freedom. Instead of having a product with GPL iTerm functionality, I now get a product without it. My freedom is increased by not having Free Software. I feel so much better now...