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GPL Violators On The Prowl

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the neither-rain-nor-snow-nor-hail-nor-packetstorm dept.

ravenII writes "GPL Violations.org are looking after the GPL. Warning letters were personally handed over to companies at their CeBIT booths by Mr. Harald Welte, free software developer and founder of the gpl-violations.org project. It seems big boys like Motorola, Acer, AOpen, Micronet, Buffalo and Trendware seem to violate GPL. Please visit the site for more information on GPL enforcements and violators."

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  1. Apropriate action by JamesP · · Score: 4, Funny

    It'll be good to see GPL violators being held responsible. We can start with CherryOS.

    Paraphrasing:

    Violators will be shot
    Survivors will be shot again

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    1. Re:Apropriate action by Alwin+Henseler · · Score: 5, Funny
      Violators will be shot
      Survivors will be shot again

      Missing the last line: "Unless you've got really big boobs."

    2. Re:Apropriate action by mattyrobinson69 · · Score: 4, Funny

      That was obviously implied.

    3. Re:Apropriate action by Crayon+Kid · · Score: 5, Funny

      Not if they're manboobs.

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  2. Later that same day by jaymzter · · Score: 5, Funny

    GPLviolations.org was served with a patent infringement suit from the BSA

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    1. Re:Later that same day by big_gibbon · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm UK based, so had to google for BSA

      It took a good couple of seconds to work out that the Boy Scouts Association of America was unlikely to have armed marshalls . . .

      P

  3. What do the GPL thugs look like? by British · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let me guess.

    1.2-300 pounds
    2.black duster or trenchcoat
    3.t-shirt with either Star Wars or some free 4.computer-related shirt acquired from a trade show
    5.big beard. Mandatory
    5.telltale fedora
    6.2 cellphones on belt pocket. One might be a Treo.
    7.Lifetime membership to RenFair

    You don't want to mess with these guys. :)

    1. Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? by hsmith · · Score: 4, Funny

      They run up to the booth yelling "lightning bolt lightning bolt lightning bolt lightning bolt lightning bolt"

    2. Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? by pete-classic · · Score: 4, Funny

      If you weren't a poser you would have said "magic missle".

      -Peter

    3. Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? by DeathFlame · · Score: 5, Funny

      I belive thats really only good for attacking "the darkness"

    4. Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? by The+Darkness · · Score: 5, Funny
      I belive thats really only good for attacking "the darkness"

      What did I ever do to you?

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  4. I'm just waiting... by Deep+Fried+Geekboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... for him to serve one to SCO.

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  5. Re:Ooohhh.. Leters! by suso · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whats next, rude phone calls? Or how about ringing the door bell and then running away?

    Heh, that would be kinda funny actually. Like in one of those made for TV movies, could you imagine someone calling some female CEO of company X in the middle of the night and saying in a dark voice:

    Dark voice: "We know where you got your source code, so you better put it back."
    Female CEO: "Who is this?"
    Dark voice: *pauses*
    Female CEO: "Who is this? You better stop calling me"
    Dark voice: *click*
    Child: "What's wrong mommy?"
    Female CEO: "Its ok honey, go back to sleep."

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  6. Re:Wait by mvizos · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whoa Whoa Whoa...You know you're on slashdot, right? And yet you expect people wait to read an article before commenting? WTF. Again, I state, this is slashdot. People don't read. The ones that DO read DON'T comprehend. It's just pretty characters on the screen.