1. The GPL does not transfer ownership of copyrights. It acknowledges those copyrights and attempts to prevent them from being obfuscated by preventing the removal of acknowledgement of the owners. This is how mySQL and many other projects can have dual-licensed code.

2. SugarCRM was never released under the GPL.

3. vTiger started from the beginning with the intention of co-opting the code. As was made clear at the time, they consulted with a lawyer in advance and orchestrated the entire thing.

4. Much (not all) of the vTiger development seems to revolve around "hey, SugarCRM does this, can vTiger do it too?" I have frequented the forums and have witnessed this whenever Sugar releases something new. This is the nature of competition, but I have yet to see where they have innovated.

I think it's very telling that you switched from your initial discussion to "The Spirit of Open Source".

Now, as I asked before, do you have evidence showing how vTiger contributed to SugarCRM? Or did they simply take a dual-licensed project and slap their own logos and names on it?

Thank you.