On reimbursement of costs for enforcement actions & related issues

Posted Dec 6, 2015 3:18 UTC (Sun) by bkuhn (subscriber, #58642)
In reply to: On reimbursement of costs for enforcement actions & related issues by HenrikH
Parent article: A referendum on GPL enforcement

make the violator GPL compliant but then they could also get asked to pay a sum of money or else they will be put on your public list of GPL violators and also be part of a press release.

It's an interesting idea, and I don't find it morally wrong on its face, but I also don't see how it's particularly helpful. If the public shaming comes after they've come into compliance, what shame is there? Everyone makes mistakes, and coming into compliance is they way you correct it. I don't think there is actually anything shameful in making a mistake and then correcting it.

On reimbursement of costs for enforcement actions & related issues

Posted Dec 8, 2015 6:08 UTC (Tue) by pabs (subscriber, #43278) [Link] (1 responses)

How about the opposite? If they contribute funds to future enforcement actions you could celebrate their new-found compliance and contributions.

On reimbursement of costs for enforcement actions & related issues

Posted Dec 11, 2015 8:50 UTC (Fri) by jospoortvliet (guest, #33164) [Link]

Both, I'd say. Celebrate those who come in compliance and pay (if they wish) and condemn those who don't pay.