How are they too heavily handed? the only thing they ask for in negotiation and lawsuits is GPL compliance, they dont demand money, or anything else.
If following the license is too much to ask for, what exactly does "not heavy handed" mean?
If following the license is too much to ask for, what exactly does "not heavy handed" mean?
The "enforcement" that Torvalds wants is what you see with Android today: Everyone ships blobs of kernel builds, with the source never released.
If I want to bloody recompile the LK on my phone to install a proper linux, that or other GPL tools shouldn't be blockers.
A linux developer demanding money from GPL violators is (seemingly) what triggered this action. See http://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-beats-internal-legal-thre...
>McHardy has sued companies for Linux GPLv2 violations in over 38 cases. In one, he'd requested a contractual penalty of €1.8 million. The company also claimed McHardy had already received over €2 million from his actions.
>what exactly does "not heavy handed" mean
It means not permanently revoking their licence to use the code again, even once they have become compliant. It's a common complaint made about the GPLv2 which was clarified in GPLv3