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Asus Corrects Eee PC Source Code Issue

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the learning-from-mistakes dept.

ozmanjusri writes "Asus has corrected the availability of source code for its Eee PC, and reaffirmed its commitment to meeting the requirements of open source licenses, including the GPL. They also announced the upcoming release of a new SDK to assist the Open Source community development on the Eee PC."

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  1. Source code here: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You can view the source code (with changes made in bold) here.

  2. Re:ASUS: Brilliant Marketing Strategy by pyster · · Score: -1, Troll

    Do you live under a rock where you didnt hear about the eeePC? It's been all over internet news for weeks. 1. Stay uninformed. 2. Make stupid comment because you arent informed. 3. Get made fun of. 4. slit your wrists.

  3. Re:Impatient, Are We? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Sure, and if I shared a few thousand copies of Vista, and stopped when Microsoft told me to, I'm sure they'd say "hey, don't worry about it, you've stopped, and that's the main thing, right?"

    Just because somebody permits copying under specific circumstances, it doesn't mean that you can just go ahead and ignore those restrictions and copy it any way you please. Even though they've started complying with the license, they are still guilty of infringement for all the previous copies they distributed. This isn't corrected yet.

  4. mod uP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    A nned to plhay sling, return it to

  5. yuo f41l it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Discussion I'm

  6. Re:just don't bother by kenh · · Score: 0, Troll

    And how does this relate to the Asus Eee laptop and GPL concerns?

    As for your moaning - grow up! I applaud your directness in admitting you are too cheap to give OLPC a cash donation. As for the Buy 1 Get 1 offer, first off it would cost you $400 - $200 for the laptop you get and $200 for the one you donated. As for not living in either the US or Canada that is your own fault, we've left our borders to the US wide open for hundreds of years, that neither you nor your ancestors couldn't find time to make it over hear before we close the borders is your own fault.

    The buy 1 get 1 deal is way to get some much-needed cash into their coffers ASAP (as their 1 million unit minimum is really cutting down on potential sales), and they really weren't looking to set up repair depots and support services around the globe.

    Your problem is your ancestors didn't make it into US/Canada, and you happen to live in the developed world - this effort should really be called One Laptop Per Non-White Child...

    As for your coding skills, I guess OLPC will have to get by with an infinite number of monkeys minus one (you) to craft their software...

    --
    Ken