Quote from: kano on July 07, 2021, 09:34:27 AM

Quote from: s265925 on July 07, 2021, 07:00:25 AM

Quote from: kano on July 06, 2021, 11:06:06 PM

My pool blocks firmware that I can detect violates the license.
It's well known that I do that.
Even in bold red on the home page ...

If you distribute a firmware, you are required to supply the source code upon request.
That's how the GPLv3 license works (and has for more than 10 years)

Since we are discussing this subject in two topics I will continue this discussion on following topic. Seems to me it is off-topic.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5346051.0

You provide on your site you list in this thread, a download of firmware that violates the cgminer license.
https://mineitor.com/downloads
This is, by definition, 'distributing' firmware.

It is a violation of the cgminer license to distribute this firmware and not supply source code on request.
I am the 2nd main developer of cgminer.
So I'm not at all sure why you think I wouldn't know how the license for cgminer works, nor why I wouldn't feel the need to point out you are violating the license.

You also advertise that people should use this firmware on your site, sounds like a bad idea to advertise to people to violate a license.
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Kano,

Does this license have a paid license option that doesn't require you to reveal any of the sourcecode? I find these types of "reveal all source code" at times to be excessive. Especially if what is added might be competitive in nature. Are you trying to support the open nature of open source or drive revenue? If you are standing on principle, I get it, but to say "reveal all source code" for the sake of that in a license is a bit tough. Especially in a commercial situation as I have run into that before in a different context and it was such broad overreach that we eliminated its use completely.

I respect the work you do although I am not a consumer of it, I am just a bit curious behind this.