FSF, Conservancy publish principles for community-oriented GPL enforcement

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced a collaboration with Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) on "The Principles of Community-Oriented GPL Enforcement", which describes what it means to do GPL enforcement in a way that is oriented toward gaining compliance (also: SFC announcement). "'GPL enforcement is mostly an educational process working with people who have made honest mistakes, but it must be undertaken with care and thoughtfulness. Our goal is not to punish or censure violators, but to help them come into compliance. Abiding by these principles aids our work in bringing about that outcome,' said FSF's licensing and compliance manager, Joshua Gay.