On 01.02.2015 18:49, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> On 02/01/15 11:04, Kern Sibbald wrote:
>
>> The case of the quota code is really a bit sad from my stand point. 
>> First, we worked a good deal with you to modify for certain of our
>> specifications (thank you).  Then when I asked UKFast for an FLA, they
>> never responded despite writing a number of times. In talking to them
>> personally when I visited the UKFast headquarters some time ago, I got
>> very evasive answers.  I concluded (my own opinion) that perhaps they
>> didn't want the quota code to be used by other ISPs. In the end, the
>> code was never added to Bacula because it was substantial, and I could
>> not get a signed FLA.  What a pity.
>>
>> Interestingly enough, Bareos added it to their code base.  They *could*
>> be doing a very big disservice to their users by adding it, because
>> someday UKFast could come to Bareos and their customers and ask for
>> royalties.  I cannot do that to Bacula users.  The ultimate is that
>> Bareos has accused me of withholding community contributions because
>> they were Enterprise only (and one of those is the quota code I
>> believe), while the real reasons that only rarely code is not accepted
>> are far more complicated (like making sure it is really free before
>> putting it in the code base).
>>
>> You were probably unaware of much of the above, because you left UKFast.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Kern
>
> Oh boy,  That's quite the irony, isn't it, Kern?  Bareos is accusing you
> of misusing and misappropriating code that was submitted under a
> reuse/redistribution license, while themselves misappropriating code to
> which no license was ever granted.

Yes, it is ironic as you describe.  What surprises me is that it has
happened after 15 years of work on Bacula so late in my career.  Though
I suppose that is logical since it is now that Bacula is mature.


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