From 5d8c37237756b9237dd1fe30b27677707e7fd66b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Bradley M. Kuhn" Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 09:13:14 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add another lesson learned. --- enforcement-case-studies.tex | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/enforcement-case-studies.tex b/enforcement-case-studies.tex index 8510945..c8cfa34 100644 --- a/enforcement-case-studies.tex +++ b/enforcement-case-studies.tex @@ -708,6 +708,15 @@ are both more problematic infractions. These minor infractions were: additional work to ensure functionality on a wide variety of host build systems}; this is quite rare. When in doubt, include the maximum level of detail build engineers can provide with the CCS instructions. + +\item {\bf Seek to adhere to the spirit of copyleft, not just the letter of + the license}. ThinkPenguin uses encouragement of users to improve and + make their devices better as commercial differentiator. Copyleft advocates + remain baffled why other companies have not realized how large the market for + users who seek hackable devices continues to grow. By going beyond the + mere minimal requirements of GPL, companies can immediately reap the + benefits in that target market. + \end{enumerate} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%