Lets say i give my programmers code to work with.. without telling THEM its GPL
Lets say we distribute binary only releases based on it.
Damm hard for anyone to even tell if the source code was GPL to begin with right?
Lets say someone can figure it out, or gets a peak at the code and squeals to Slashdot/FSF (lets just say "the community")
Corporation apologises, corporation says it will get a fix out as soon as possible that isn't in violation.
unless they open the code who will know its been fixed?
not a bad way to develop, only having to do your own work where you get caught.
I think this is a good argument for signing GPL'd rights over to the FSF and for the FSF to REALLY take these buggers to the cleaners.
Being knowingly in violation? at worst a very large payment to the FSF should be in order something based on days in violation of the GPL. OR they can open the code as they agreed to do when they used GPL'd code.
You don't like Slashdot.. Slashdot doesn't like you. No-body forces you to come here and pull your "sand in the vaseline". And yet still you are here. Why is this we ask? hmm look at that hotmal address.. who pays your bills??
For the last 50 years every year has been better, on average, for everyone than the year before. Some places get worse but there has been a steady and continuous expansion of global prosperity, human rights and education. I defy anyone to point to a year that was better on average than this one (or the year before or the year before if you get my drift).
There are still a lot of things that really suck about the world/society as it is and we can't be complacent.
This is a time of massive opportunity for positive change.
Its up to those of us alive at this moment to seize the opportunities presented to us to make the world a better place. No-one else can do it for us.
thats fact
Now to supposition; you can snear at idealism all you want. But if "we", that is all of us alive right now, fail to make the world a better place with the opportunities before us now then that is a reflection on "us" and our abilities and resolve, not on the quality of our ideas per se.
Its all about everyday choices. i pity those living only for themselves who will never exist as anything greater than their own frail selves.
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Lets say i'm a big bad closed source corporation.
Lets say i give my programmers code to work with.. without telling THEM its GPL
Lets say we distribute binary only releases based on it.
Damm hard for anyone to even tell if the source code was GPL to begin with right?
Lets say someone can figure it out, or gets a peak at the code and squeals to Slashdot/FSF (lets just say "the community")
Corporation apologises, corporation says it will get a fix out as soon as possible that isn't in violation.
- unless they open the code who will know its been fixed?
- not a bad way to develop, only having to do your own work where you get caught.
I think this is a good argument for signing GPL'd rights over to the FSF and for the FSF to REALLY take these buggers to the cleaners.Being knowingly in violation? at worst a very large payment to the FSF should be in order something based on days in violation of the GPL. OR they can open the code as they agreed to do when they used GPL'd code.
just my 2c
You don't like Slashdot.. Slashdot doesn't like you. No-body forces you to come here and pull your "sand in the vaseline". And yet still you are here. Why is this we ask? hmm look at that hotmal address.. who pays your bills??
For the last 50 years every year has been better, on average, for everyone than the year before. Some places get worse but there has been a steady and continuous expansion of global prosperity, human rights and education. I defy anyone to point to a year that was better on average than this one (or the year before or the year before if you get my drift).
There are still a lot of things that really suck about the world/society as it is and we can't be complacent.
This is a time of massive opportunity for positive change.
Its up to those of us alive at this moment to seize the opportunities presented to us to make the world a better place. No-one else can do it for us.
thats fact
Now to supposition; you can snear at idealism all you want. But if "we", that is all of us alive right now, fail to make the world a better place with the opportunities before us now then that is a reflection on "us" and our abilities and resolve, not on the quality of our ideas per se.
Its all about everyday choices. i pity those living only for themselves who will never exist as anything greater than their own frail selves.
Actually Stock Markets exist in many, many countries you red-necked freak.