Well you know you have a good piece of software when someone steals it I guess.
Ethically speaking the Hamstersoft people should have contacted Kovid and others announcing their intention to utilize any of the calibre code.
Saying that, I once worked on a contract project for an entrpreneur who was a professor at a major university in British Columbia. I was warned by co-workers to not leave any source code around till I was paid. I heeded this warning and was let go without payment (they thought they had the source code). After receiving several threatening phone calls, to which I responded rudely they paid me and I gave them the source code. Was not perhaps my finest hour but I needed the money.
Hamstersoft may not be able to comply with the GNU licensing because they do not have the ability to do so (copy of their sourcecode and/or rights to it).
I suspect they will not prosper.
Helen
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