bounced due to non-subscribed alias. Probably not worthy reading... --- On Sat, 25/8/12, Hin-Tak Leung <...> wrote:
> --- On Fri, 24/8/12, Tito <[email protected]> > wrote: > > <snipped> > > There is not something like a part of company. > > Ther is a company that produces a product and then > sells > > it to make some money. If for example your product > > is defective you don't ask wich unit has engineered or > > produced > > it or sold it or delivered it as the company is liable > for > > the warranty. > > Sorry, I am really losing focus of what exactly is this > lengthy and long-winded discussion is about... > > FWIW, big tech companies, like HP, and Sony, which are (1) > international, (2) have a long history and gone through many > acqusition, mergers, and split-ups and lay-offs, and (3) > occasionally out-source some of their work to 3rd-parties to > do, can behave like island of unrelated entities, especially > where policies about using/scavenging from "open" software > is concerned. (speaking generically, from GPL/MIT/BSD). The > policy can include anything between "absolutely no" (no > "polution" from the freebie lunatics), to > use-in-house-with-substantial-customization-but-no-contributing-out, > to active-participation, etc. > > There is no single policy maker, and if you do decide to > sue, you do need to send your lawyer's letter to the correct > party, or it will get ignored... for example, sending your > lawyer after Sony Italy for something that was planned in > Sony Japan, designed by Sony US, but made in Sony China, > probably won't get you very far. Sony Italy has no > obligation whatsoever to even try to respond to tell you > which party you should contact to get your view heard. Or > sending your lawyer's letter to the Sony TV division > complaining about their non-compliance in their camera > products... > > Anyway, can somebody summarise in one sentence, no more than > 10 words, what this lengthy thread is about? > > <snipped> > _______________________________________________ busybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.busybox.net/mailman/listinfo/busybox
