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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon kontalk

Client fork violates GPLv3

Open cw-v opened this issue 5 years ago • 4 comments

Upon inspecting the activities of another app Kontalk is used in the names. The GPL v3 nor the source is present.

The GPL v3 should be present and access to the source also.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Install https://www.ayoba.me/ayoba.apk
  2. Open Activities Launcher
  3. Select app, see Kontalk name present

The app forking Kontalk is the production of the major cellular network MTN.

cw-v avatar Nov 02 '19 17:11 cw-v

Thanks for reporting. That's really sad. I've contacted Ayoba, but I doubt there will be any response. The problem with open source licenses is that if you don't have a team of lawyers to back your rights, the GPL is toilet paper :-(

daniele-athome avatar Nov 04 '19 20:11 daniele-athome

We could report it via the play store as well if there is no response soon: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ayoba.ayoba&hl=en_US

tetris4 avatar Nov 04 '19 21:11 tetris4

Thanks for reporting. That's really sad. I've contacted Ayoba, but I doubt there will be any response. The problem with open source licenses is that if you don't have a team of lawyers to back your rights, the GPL is toilet paper :-(

I think you can contact to the FSF to get lawyers support.

EchedelleLR avatar Dec 06 '19 12:12 EchedelleLR

seams to be common on apps from fdroid. https://github.com/mediathekview/zapp/issues/207

freddii avatar Oct 30 '20 20:10 freddii