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diff --git a/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.pdf b/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.pdf Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..533c648 --- /dev/null +++ b/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.pdf diff --git a/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.snm b/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.snm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e69de29 --- /dev/null +++ b/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.snm diff --git a/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.tex b/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0170796 --- /dev/null +++ b/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/gpl_enforcement.tex @@ -0,0 +1,245 @@ +% $Header: /cvsroot/latex-beamer/latex-beamer/solutions/conference-talks/conference-ornate-20min.en.tex,v 1.7 2007/01/28 20:48:23 tantau Exp $ + +\documentclass{beamer} + +% This file is a solution template for: + +% - Talk at a conference/colloquium. +% - Talk length is about 20min. +% - Style is ornate. + + + +% Copyright 2004 by Till Tantau <tantau@users.sourceforge.net>. +% +% In principle, this file can be redistributed and/or modified under +% the terms of the GNU Public License, version 2. +% +% However, this file is supposed to be a template to be modified +% for your own needs. For this reason, if you use this file as a +% template and not specifically distribute it as part of a another +% package/program, I grant the extra permission to freely copy and +% modify this file as you see fit and even to delete this copyright +% notice. + + +\mode<presentation> +{ + \usetheme{Warsaw} + % or ... + + \setbeamercovered{transparent} + % or whatever (possibly just delete it) +} + + +\usepackage[english]{babel} +% or whatever + +\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} +% or whatever + +\usepackage{times} +\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} +% Or whatever. Note that the encoding and the font should match. If T1 +% does not look nice, try deleting the line with the fontenc. + + +\title{GNU GPL License Compliance} + +\subtitle +{Current issues and Outlook} + +\author{Harald Welte} + +\institute +{gpl-violations.org\\gnumonks.org\\hmw-consulting.de} +% - Use the \inst command only if there are several affiliations. +% - Keep it simple, no one is interested in your street address. + +\date[September 2011] % (optional, should be abbreviation of conference name) +{September 2011} +% - Either use conference name or its abbreviation. +% - Not really informative to the audience, more for people (including +% yourself) who are reading the slides online + +\subject{Embedded Linux} +% This is only inserted into the PDF information catalog. Can be left +% out. + + + +% If you have a file called "university-logo-filename.xxx", where xxx +% is a graphic format that can be processed by latex or pdflatex, +% resp., then you can add a logo as follows: + +% \pgfdeclareimage[height=0.5cm]{university-logo}{university-logo-filename} +% \logo{\pgfuseimage{university-logo}} + + + +% Delete this, if you do not want the table of contents to pop up at +% the beginning of each subsection: +%\AtBeginSubsection[] +%{ +% \begin{frame}<beamer>{Outline} +% \tableofcontents[currentsection,currentsubsection] +% \end{frame} +%} + + +% If you wish to uncover everything in a step-wise fashion, uncomment +% the following command: + +%\beamerdefaultoverlayspecification{<+->} + + +\begin{document} + +\begin{frame} + \titlepage +\end{frame} + +\begin{frame}{Outline} + \tableofcontents + % You might wish to add the option [pausesections] +\end{frame} + + +% Structuring a talk is a difficult task and the following structure +% may not be suitable. Here are some rules that apply for this +% solution: + +% - Exactly two or three sections (other than the summary). +% - At *most* three subsections per section. +% - Talk about 30s to 2min per frame. So there should be between about +% 15 and 30 frames, all told. + +% - A conference audience is likely to know very little of what you +% are going to talk about. So *simplify*! +% - In a 20min talk, getting the main ideas across is hard +% enough. Leave out details, even if it means being less precise than +% you think necessary. +% - If you omit details that are vital to the proof/implementation, +% just say so once. Everybody will be happy with that. + +\begin{frame}{About the speaker} +\begin{itemize} +\item Linux user since 1994 +\item Linux kernel development since 1999 +\item GNU GPL license enforcement since 2003 +\item IT security expert, network protocol security +\item Board-level Electrical Engineering +\item System-level Software for PPC, ARM, x86 +\item IANAL, but companies not complying with the license forced me to spend lots of time with legal issues +\end{itemize} +\end{frame} + + +\section{What happened so far} + +\subsection{Historical development} + +\begin{frame}{Historical development} +\begin{itemize} + \item 1970ies: Softare becomes copyrightable + \item 1980ies: GNU project, GPLv1 + \item 1990ies: Linux kernel, GPLv2, servers + \item 2000s: Linux and FOSS is everywhere +\end{itemize} +\end{frame} + +\subsection{FOSS is everywhere} + +\begin{frame}{Linux and Free Software (FOSS) everywhere} +\begin{figure}[h] +\centering +\includegraphics[width=100mm]{linux_netfilter_singapore_entertainment.jpg} +\end{figure} +\end{frame} + +\subsection{GPL enforcement} + +\begin{frame}{GPL enforcement} +\begin{itemize} + \item Before 2003: Mostly Free Software Foundation + \item 2003-now: gpl-violations.org (Europe), ~ 200 cases + \item 2008-now: SFLC (United States) + \item publicly invisible enforcement + \begin{itemize} + \item e.g. MySQL (dual-licensing) + \item e.g. Asterisk (dual-licensing) + \end{itemize} +\end{itemize} +\end{frame} + +\section{Fewer blatant violations} + +\begin{frame}{Fewer blatant GPL violations} +In recent years, +\begin{itemize} + \item most companies understand they have to care about compliance + \item most products ship with written offer, license text + \item some form of source code is provided +\end{itemize} +so where's the problem? +\end{frame} + +\begin{frame}{Problem with current source code offers} +The problem is: +\begin{itemize} + \item source code is often incorrect + \item source code is often incomplete + \item source code is often missing for firmware updates +\end{itemize} +\end{frame} + +\begin{frame}{The License is a tool, not an end in itself!} +\begin{itemize} + \item GPL created by demand from Engineers, not Lawyers + \item Idea: Protect freedom of code and users + \item Community based, collaborative development + \item Industry should think about how they engange with the +community in a productive way, {\em beyond mere license compliance} +\end{itemize} +\end{frame} + +\section{New interesting legal case in Germany} +\begin{frame}{New interesting legal case in Germany} +\begin{itemize} + \item DSL router vendor (AVM) is using GPL code (Linux kernel, etc.) + \item 3rd party company (Cybits) is creating additional software to be +installed onto the DSL router + \begin{itemize} + \item Only GPL licensed components are modified + \end{itemize} + \item AVM sues Cybits over {\em modification of its firmware} + \item gpl-violations.org intervenes on defendant's side +\end{itemize} +\end{frame} + +\begin{frame}{AVM ./. Cybits} +Significance of this {\em AVM ./. Cybits} case +\begin{itemize} + \item GPL was created to enable and encourage innovation + \item Innovation can not be restricted to vendor + \item Everyone (customer, 3rd parties, ...) have right to make and distribute modified versions + \item Levels the playing field, encourages competition, prevents monopolies + \item Homebrew 3rd party firmware projects like OpenWRT, Cyanogenmod are widely used +\end{itemize} +\end{frame} + +\section{Outlook} + +\begin{frame}{Outlook} + \begin{itemize} + \item + Blatant GPL violations in embedded devices are declining, but are likely to continue due to lack of skill or negligence. + \item + We'll see more {\em derivative works} types of GPL violations, and we'll see actual legal enforcement and precedent in this area over the next years. + \item + Stronger copyright protection demanded by content industry will also mean stronger protection for FOSS licenses. Imagine GPL enforcement with {\em three strikes} law in France ?!? + \end{itemize} +\end{frame} + +\end{document} diff --git a/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/linux_netfilter_singapore_entertainment.jpg b/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/linux_netfilter_singapore_entertainment.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..91b839f --- /dev/null +++ b/2011/gpl_enforcement-kr2011/linux_netfilter_singapore_entertainment.jpg |