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Lawyer Continues Android v. GPL Crusade

Posted by timothy on from the pound-on-the-table dept.

jfruhlinger writes "Edward Naughton has been insisting for months that Android violates the GPL because Google created a new set of Linux kernel headers that it hasn't released the source code for, despite the fact that it incorporates open source code. While numerous commentators, including those who helped write the kernel headers, claimed this code isn't copyrightable, Naughton in persisting in his crusade, saying that the questions need to be resolved in court for the good of the open source movement."

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  1. It's a lawyer... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obviously he would like to see it being resolved in court... it's a lawyer.

    In a case where neither plaintiff nor accused are interested in this, the lawyer is the only person who could possibly win!

  2. Re:No legal standing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But is that the correct thing to do?

    Yes. Both legally and morally. The Copyright holders have said they're O.K with it, no damage has been done.

    So we should just ignore Google's blatant violation of GPL?

    Calm down, it's hardly the worlds worst GPL violation anyone has ever seen. If the Copyright holders were pissed off then yes, maybe, but they're not, so everyone else needs to put their dick back in their pants and STFU.

  3. American History X by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I loved him in American History X

  4. Re:I continue my suit over my analingus patent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Did he at least buy you dinner first?