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PearPC Trying to Sue CherryOS
Varg Vikernes writes "PearPC developers are taking in donations to sue Maui X-Stream, the developers of the MAC emulator software CherryOS. There have been allegations that CherryOS is nothing more than PearPC code, which is open-source, but with a GUI attached to it. One of the PearPC developers tried to get in contact with someone from Maui X-Stream, but eventually were told to "speak with an Attorney" about the allegations. "
Obligatory corny fruit joke:
There's not a valid suit there...it's like comparing apples to oranges!
Badum-chh!
That annoys me so much I could strangle a manatee in the nude.
Do not touch -Willie
Because, that would be different.
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
the Apple.
keanmarine.com
A. This License allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-labeled computer at a time.
:)
well put a Apple sticker on it and then it's ok
that's one disfunctional fruit salad...
Rise up in the cafeteria and STAB them with your plastic forks!
What the heck kind of first post is that?! Informative, explained what the whole FA was about, loads of links. I'm shocked!
Is this why they included a bunch of Apple stickers with my iBook?
I now have an Apple-branded lavatory, amongst other things (the aforementioned loo also claims to be 'designed for Windows 98', but that's another story). So will I legally be allowed to install Mac OS X on it? Okay, it may be stretching the definition of 'computer' a little, but it's no worse in terms of Turing-completeness than your average offering from Dell...
Tedious Bloggy Stuff - hooray?
Where's PacMan when you need him?
"Trying" to sue?
Sue, or sue not. There is no try.
Your lavatory IS a computer!
It has a user interface (the seat)
It has input devices (the pan, and the flush handle)
It has an output system (the sewage pipe)
It has a storage system (the cistern)
It has antivirus software (Toilet Duck(tm))
It even has water cooling!
What more could you want!
He's Jesus, for Christ's sake.
One thing threatening Open Source today--piracy.
As we have already seen, the GPL is under attack from evil forces known as "pirates." These shadowy folk silently steal source code and violate the GPL, infringing on the rights of GPL authors. They are nothing more than thieves getting a free ride off the work of others, and I for one am disgusted at the idea of it. As you can see in the previous article, clearly Slashdot is also sickened by the idea of copyright infringement and piracy.
Some have even called for a lawsuit against these pirate thieves. Suing individual infringers has always been a position that Slashdot and its readership has supported, so it's only fair that the original GPL authors protect their rights and safeguard their material from being stolen in the future. I think we should all support any lawsuits against these infringers to protect the rights of GPL authors everywhere.
I appluad Slashdot and its readers for always taking a proactive stance against piracy and copyright infringement in general, and I would like to join the cause against this "source code theft." Piracy is a major threat facing OSS today.
... Pear sues Cherry over Apple emulation. Film at Eleven.
This is my post. There are many others like it. If you don't like what you read here, go try one of the others.
Maybe this is a dupe that didn't hit the front page first time around.
Cherry OS pretty much sucks right now--it'll probably die on the vine anyway. Save your legal fee money and make PearPC a better product.
I tried installing CherryOS on several machines--following the instructions, etc. I got kernel panics from MacOS X on all of them right out of the starting gate.
Maybe they should be called "Lemon OS" (or has Microsoft patented that one, too?)
I might know what I'm talkin' about, but then again, this is Slashdot...
Yes this post was ment to be pointless..... they cant all be serious
"Slashdot, where telling the truth is overrated but lying is insightful."
Yes...but does it run Linux?
If so, must I imagine a Beowulf cluster of them?
Hey...you asked.
all of a sudden
i cant imagine why...
this sig has been discontinued.
That is true of trademarks, not copyrights or patents. Copyrights and patents cannot be "lost" in the way you describe (during their lifetimes, at least).
Good thing IANAL.
...and if you put a Type-A sticker on it, it should be legal and run faster.
"When someone says "KB" I say 'Kelvin bytes?'"
How do you know they're capitalizing the letters when they're speaking?