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Mambo Users Threatened

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the biting-the-hand-that-feeds dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Newsforge has an article about a recent dispute over code in Mambo (a Free CMS). A Mr. Connolly has sent threatening emails to Mambo users over this, a move John Weathersby of OSSI was quoted as saying 'That's ... not prudent.' The dispute is over some trivial code that checks whether a story is a lead story and if so displays it across multiple columns, as it's a modification of GPL code the Mambo team maintain it must remain GPL but Mr. Connolly claims otherwise."

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  1. "Mr Connolly alleges that a contract exists... by stankulp · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...between himself and the developer but despite numerous requests he has refused to produce it."

    He should just type one up in MS Word and use that.

    A fake document can be used as evidence.

    Just ask Dan Rather.

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    We must be alert to the danger that public policy could become captive to a scientific-technological elite. - Eisenhower
  2. Re:WTF by mccalli · · Score: 5, Funny
    That's his response? I think "Your mama" might be better than that.....weak weak weak

    It depends on the accent and intonation. Consider it Darth Vader-style (original trilogy of course)...

    "Sir, the rebels have sent memos to the open source users"
    "(menacing wheeze) That's....not prudent. Prepare a shuttle craft"

    Or how about Pratchett Death-style:

    "THAT'S...NOT PRUDENT. THERE IS NO JUSTICE. THERE'S JUST ME."

    Or Dirty Harry-style.

    "So the question you've got to ask yourself is, do you feel prudent punk? Well, do yah?"

    Myriad of remaining comedy voices left as an exercise for the reader.

    Cheers,
    Ian

  3. Why did he send threatening emails... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...when he could have written a slanderous mambo?

  4. Re:For those who have no idea what this is about by io333 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If it took you a long time to figure this out, exactly how long does it take you to brush your teeth in the morning?

    Real /.ers don't brush.

  5. FUD by mod_parent_down · · Score: 5, Funny

    The chief component of FUD is Fear... Fear and Doubt. Doubt and Fear. The TWO components of FUD are Fear and Doubt... And Uncertainty. The THREE components of FUD are Fear Uncertainty and Doubt... and an almost fanatical devotion to litigation.

  6. In related news. by Kenja · · Score: 2, Funny

    Tito Puente has anounced that he too will be suing Mambo.

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    "Have you ever thought about just turning off the TV, sitting down with your kids, and hitting them?"
  7. this is stupid by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    you cant copyright colspan

  8. Thanks /. by Skraut · · Score: 3, Funny
    I was in the processing of browsing Mombo's webpage trying to decide if it was the right CMS for my use. Suddenly it dies with a "This site is temporarily unavailable" error.

    I check slashdot, and now I know why it's dead.

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    Introducing Microsoft Vacuum 1.0 The first Microsoft product that doesn't suck.
  9. Snickering away... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 4, Funny
    Meanwhile the Mambo community had a discussion on the matter (this is one of several threads) with a general irreverence toward Connolly and his claims of copyright infringement, and the usual flippant remarks and misguided legal analysis that can be found on nearly any blog or forum that discusses such matters.

    I love this paragraph. As a long time /. reader, it just had me snickering away...

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    "Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
  10. Huh? by anethema · · Score: 2, Funny

    What do they have against dancers? ..What? This isnt cuba? I gotta go

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    It's easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.
  11. The irony... by infestedsenses · · Score: 2, Funny

    Right off the Mambo front page:

    "Can your PHP/MySQL CMS handle a Slashdotting?
    A little while ago I was curious about how well Mambo would stand up against Post-Nuke under a Slashdotting. The results of that little test can be found here but I decided to refine and expand it a little which is what lead to this test."

    Moments later, after a few refreshes: "This site is temporarily unavailable. Please notify the System Administrator."

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    parasight.de
  12. Re:Inaccurate summary by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Man, this whole GPL thing is so confusing. I shouldn't need to retain a lawyer to use some software! I'm sticking with Microsoft. I pay my money, and I'm worry free.