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Expert Says Cisco's iPhone violates GPL

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-that dept.

Stony Stevenson writes "Even while Cisco Systems is suing Apple for violating its iPhone trademark, an open-source enthusiast is accusing Cisco itself of infringing copyright in the same product. From the article: "Cisco has not published the source code for some components of the WIP300 iPhone in accordance with its open-source licensing agreement, said Armijn Hemel, a consultant with Loohuis Consulting and half of the team running the GPL Violations Project, an organization that identifies and publicizes misuse of GPL licenses and takes some violators to court."

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  1. Richard Stallman... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Richard Stallman seen stroking his beard amusedly.

    1. Re:Richard Stallman... by morie · · Score: 2, Funny

      I agree, your third party should not be just any party.

      I mean, after the first two parties, you are probably a little drunk anyway. If the third party sucks, you might just get totally pissed or fall asleep, leaving you open to any of many problems

      --
      Sig (appended to the end of comments I post, 54 chars)
  2. Re:Single page version of the article by debilo · · Score: 5, Funny
    (Posting AC to avoid karma whore accusations).

    Oh, get out, you're such a sympathy whore.
  3. Re:Big Company by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm declaring war on stupid repetitive hyperbole. You'll be the first against the wall.