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Allnet GPL Infringement Settled Constructively

Posted by simoniker on from the that's-the-way-to-do-it dept.

Elektroschock writes "LWN has coverage of a GPL dispute settled in a constructive manner. Allnet GmbH, German manufacturer and distributor of networking equipment, including switches, routers, NICs and wireless adapters, infringed the GNU Public License of netfilter/iptables. As part of the settlement Allnet GmbH will donate money to tax-exempt not-for-profit organizations, i.e. FSF Europe and FFII. Both organisations lobby for better copyright and patent legislation in Europe."

3 of 213 comments (clear)

  1. Re:How is GPL code valued in damages? by kevin_ka · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yes, you don't have to pay taxes on donaitions to non-for-profit organizations if they have been regonized as publicly beneficial by the tax office.

  2. Re:Constructive? by Elektroschock · · Score: 5, Informative

    FSF Europe is NOT FSF.

    Free Software Forundation Europe, that's Georg Greve and the European crowd, no zelots that force you to call your operating system GNU/linux. They are well respected European lobbyists. Money spent on EU lobbying saves a lot for projects. For instance the EU IPR enforcement directive may be very dangerous for EU citizens that 'just write code'.

    And FFII is probably the most succesful player in patent legislation over the past 30 years. Patent attorney made their own laws for a long time.

  3. Wrong link, AllNET, not AllTECH by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The link to Allnet is wrong in a way which suggests that it's spam. The correct link is http://www.allnet.de/.