GPL Violators On The Prowl 636
ravenII writes "GPL Violations.org are looking after the GPL. Warning letters were personally handed over to companies at their CeBIT booths by Mr. Harald Welte, free software developer and founder of the gpl-violations.org project.
It seems big boys like Motorola, Acer, AOpen, Micronet, Buffalo and Trendware seem to violate GPL. Please visit the site for more information on GPL enforcements and violators."
Ooohhh.. Leters! (Score:2, Funny)
Whats next, rude phone calls? Or how about ringing the door bell and then running away?
Sorry, but its not like Motorola is going to stop because a group they never heard of handed them a letter.
Apropriate action (Score:4, Funny)
Paraphrasing:
Violators will be shot
Survivors will be shot again
Later that same day (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps (Score:1, Funny)
Then fart in their general direction?
What do the GPL thugs look like? (Score:5, Funny)
1.2-300 pounds
2.black duster or trenchcoat
3.t-shirt with either Star Wars or some free 4.computer-related shirt acquired from a trade show
5.big beard. Mandatory
5.telltale fedora
6.2 cellphones on belt pocket. One might be a Treo.
7.Lifetime membership to RenFair
You don't want to mess with these guys.
Re:Apropriate action (Score:5, Funny)
Survivors will be shot again
Missing the last line: "Unless you've got really big boobs."
Re:GPL too restrictive (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm just waiting... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? (Score:4, Funny)
-Peter
Re:Apropriate action (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ooohhh.. Leters! (Score:5, Funny)
Heh, that would be kinda funny actually. Like in one of those made for TV movies, could you imagine someone calling some female CEO of company X in the middle of the night and saying in a dark voice:
Dark voice: "We know where you got your source code, so you better put it back."
Female CEO: "Who is this?"
Dark voice: *pauses*
Female CEO: "Who is this? You better stop calling me"
Dark voice: *click*
Child: "What's wrong mommy?"
Female CEO: "Its ok honey, go back to sleep."
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Re:Wait (Score:4, Funny)
Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? (Score:5, Funny)
Heard on CNBC (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Ooohhh.. Leters! (Score:3, Funny)
Ahhh, I remember being a young slashdotter once...
Re:Later that same day (Score:5, Funny)
It took a good couple of seconds to work out that the Boy Scouts Association of America was unlikely to have armed marshalls . .
P
Re:Apropriate action (Score:5, Funny)
Re:"Seem to" (Score:3, Funny)
I wouldn't rule out Romulan involvement...
bring in the DRUMS!! (Score:2, Funny)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4340497.stm [bbc.co.uk]
Re:Later that same day (Score:4, Funny)
Only in wartime.
Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? (Score:5, Funny)
What did I ever do to you?
Re:RTFA (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Heard on CNBC (Score:3, Funny)
Re:What do the GPL thugs look like? (Score:2, Funny)
You never let me hang out with you.
Re:Four Questions (Score:4, Funny)
I'll keep that one in mind next time I write something that breaks.