Dutch Tax software violates the LGPL (Glib/GTK+)

[Stefan de Konink <stefan konink de>]

Hello,


For several years the Dutch tax office (Belastingdienst) is using their 
own closed source software in combination with several LGPL/BSD like 
components compiled into a static binary. To 'comply' with the BSD-style 
licenses and the advertisement they include the name and partial license 
in their in program help system, likewise for the LGPL license.

It is asked for several years to open up the software, which is totally 
ignored. Even public information act questions are moved aside.


I would like to know if:

1) it is acceptable if a software as widely used as tax software can use 
statically Glib/GTK+ libraries for 'compatibility' issues. It is 
mentioned that the library is not 'changed'.

2) this issue is been brought up before by the Dutch tax office and if 
they acquired a special license exception.


If the above is found not acceptable I wonder if anyone with a 
substantial copyright claim could help me formulated a compliance 
request. To be send to 'De Belastingdienst' and with a CC to the Dutch 
Open Source office, part of another ministry.


Yours Sincerely,

Stefan de Konink