[Hedda]

Time to put VidOn.me on the wall of shame for GPL violators? http://kodi.tv/known-list-of-gpl-violators/

The code of XBMC 13.2 is already freezed, the community no longer accepts any new code (of Gotham). We will push the code to github after our first official version is released. The link I posted was just for testing, it's an Alpha version which cannot be public released. I believe you know what does "Alpha" mean. I have removed the link in my post.

I know exactly what Alpha and Beta releases means but clearly you do not understand that the GPL license forces you to also provide the full source code each public binary release, and that include Alpha and Beta releases and even any test builds you offer!

You can not refuse to release the source code for any alpha, beta, or test binary builds you release of XBMC/Kodi. That is not an option in the GPL, you need to provide the source code for all when asked!

That is not how the GPL license works, and you are now in fact in violation of the GPL because you are not providing the asked for full source code of your public Alpha and Beta releases!

As soon any you released alpha/beta/test builds to the public as you did then you also have to meet the requirement to provide the full source code for those specific alpha/beta/test builds when asked.

Now release the full source code for those builds!

As an official sponsor of Kodi.tv, we do obey the GPL.

As a sponsor for Kodi you need to understand how GPL works and what your legal requirements are!

When asked as now you have to provide the source code for all and any builds you released to the public, not only your "stable" point releases, as that if not your option to choose. You only get that option if you only release builds in private to specific individuals, not if you post them to the public as you did.

Do you now grasp the concept of how the GPL works?! If not please read this from the FAQ about the GPL:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html...stedPublic

...if you release the modified version to the public in some way, the GPL requires you to make the modified source code available to the program's users, under the GPL.

So when I ask for the full source code of any build that you offer or have offered to the public that I can download you need to provide it, no matter if that is a point release, alpha, beta, or just a test build, as that is how the GPL legally works!

Not sure how much more simple I can put this so maybe you should speak to a soft lawyer that can translate the GPL legal jargon so that you can better understand your legal requirements.

If you now do understand and still refuse to release the source code of you alpha/beta/test buiild then you definitely should not be allowed to be a sponsor and you really belong on that pagefor GPL violators? http://kodi.tv/known-list-of-gpl-violators/

You also risk being reported to the Free Software Foundation for GNU GNU Licenses http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html