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CherryOS is dead! Long live PearPC!

Posted by timothy on from the now-it's-officious dept.

trygvebw writes "Earlier today, an entry was posted on Arben Kryzeiu's blog, stating that he was stopping development of CherryOS. CherryOS was an application sold by MXS, inc, which was clearly an illegal rip-off of the open-source PowerPC emulator PearPC. CherryOS is dead, long live PearPC!"

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  1. Re:Why isn't the legal case moving forward anyways by FidelCatsro · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sometimes its better to just let things go . Sure a case may have ment another Test of the GPL in court , but it would also mean the folks behind PearPC would have less time to hack away at the code.

    With the demise of CherryOS , most likely from the presure of the aligations, We can rest easy for now . It may not be an ideal victory , but a victory non the less

    It atleast shows that the community and the GPL are begining to hold alot more sway .Far better this I say than making a few more lawyers rich off of IP litegation.

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