GooerRDP for iPhone - GPL violation

[curriegrad2004]

They would have to release the source code for the GPL'd portions, but
the rest I am not too sure on this issue. Have you contacted them to
notify of their wrongdoings yet?

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Vinz Focker <vinz.focker at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Company Gooer offers a remote desktop service (similar to LogMeIn et
> al.) based on the RDP protocol.
> Recently they have released an iPhone / iPod Touch client in the Apple
> App Store called 'GooerRDP'.
>
> This app is free (they charge for the service though) and the binary
> clearly reveals that it contains code from several GPL'd software
> projects:
> WinAdmin, rdesktop and CoRD which are all GPL'd RDP clients for
> different platforms.
>
> After downloading the app to the Mac/PC using iTunes you can grep for
> the rdesktop/CoRD/WinAdmin symbol names and you will find tons of
> matches:
> Global rdesktop variables, iso/tcp/mcs/rdp layer functions, common
> object file names, etc.
>
> Neither in the app store page nor in the included documentation or on
> the web site Gooer writes that their product contains GPL software.
> They do not make the source code available and they do not include a
> written offer to the source.
>
> Of course I first wrote to Gooer and gave them a chance to avoid
> public disclosure of the issue but I did not get any answer except
> from autoreplies which thanked me for my interest in their services.
>
>
> Here are some links:
>
> Gooer web site:
> http://www.gooer.com
>
> Gooer iPhone page (only linked from the iPhone app):
> http://www.gooer.com/iphone/
>
> iTunes Store-URL:
> http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=308568112&mt=8
>
> A copy of the iTunes Store-URL page that does not require iTunes to read:
> http://appshopper.com/utilities/gooerrdp
>
>
> Best regards,
> Vinz
>
>