I-GNOME Foundation imemezele isivumelwano selungelo lobunikazi ne-Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC mayelana nesibukeli sesithombe se-Shotwell.
Isitatimende sithi i-Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC kanye no-Leigh Rothschild mathupha abasenazo izimangalo ku-GNOME Foundation nanoma imaphi amanye amaphrojekthi amahhala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Rothschild iyavuma ukuthi ngeke ifune izimangalo kunoma iyiphi isofthiwe yamahhala (enelayisense ngaphansi kwanoma iyiphi ilayisensi ye-OSI) ngaphansi kwayo yonke i-patent pool yayo (cishe amalungelo obunikazi alikhulu), kanye nanoma yimaphi amalungelo obunikazi amasha inkampani engase iwathole esikhathini esizayo.
Isikhulu se-GNOME Foundation uNeil McGovern uthe ujabule kakhulu ngomphumela. Lokhu kuvumela inhlangano ukuthi isuke ezinqubweni ezingokomthetho iye ngqo ekuthuthukisweni kwesofthiwe yamahhala, futhi iqinisekisa ukuthi i-Rothschild Patent Imaging, LLC ngeke ibe nezimangalo zelungelo lobunikazi ngokumelene nesofthiwe yamahhala esikhathini esizayo.
Naye, uLeigh Rothschild uthe ujabule kakhulu ngesixazululo esinokuthula sale ngxabano. Ubelokhu esekela isofthiwe yamahhala futhi uzibophezele ekukhuthazeni ukusungulwa nokuthuthukiswa kwayo.
I-GNOME Foundation ibonga abameli bakwa-Shearman & Sterling LLP ngomsebenzi wabo wokuvikela wonke ama-software amahhala.
Source: linux.org.ru