Crossfire wrote:
>
> Ben Buxton was once rumoured to have said:
> >
> > Cisco seems to be breaching the GPL by using a Linux distribution
> > in one of their devices and not mentioning GPL, Linux or source
> > anywhere:
>
> Actually, they aren't the only ones.
>
> I noted heavy use of GPL source in a prerelease product at a former
> place of employment. I don't know if that product is in production
> yet, and I'm sure they had no intention on mentioning its presence.
>
> That, and one of its products is probably already in breach of the GPL
> for similar reasons. Whee!
Which brings up the question: who sues for breach of the GPL?
The copyright holder?
The firrst such court battle will be interesting. I'm sure the
Evil Empire will be watching for such outcomes :-\
-rickw
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