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| Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, June 02 2012 @ 02:41 PM EDT |
IMO one of the best achievements of open software is the
"climate"
of high trust. People say what they mean, and
mean what they say, and everything
is done in simple English
with no fine print.
You are
aware that Oracle sued Google because Google preferred to proceed with their own
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- "Everyone, including Linus, told him he was all wet" - Authored by: BJ on Saturday, June 02 2012 @ 02:54 PM EDT
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- "Everyone, including Linus, told him he was all wet" - Authored by: PJ on Sunday, June 03 2012 @ 11:26 AM EDT
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- You are aware that Oracle sued Google because.... - Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, June 04 2012 @ 04:51 PM EDT
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, June 03 2012 @ 05:07 AM EDT |
Yes, because the promise, if properly documented, creates a defence of
promissory estoppel and compromise.
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| Authored by: AntiFUD on Sunday, June 03 2012 @ 05:37 AM EDT |
Or to state it another way:
Thanks to the GPL, if you use FLOSS daily there is no FOU bar.
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IANAL - Free to Fight FUD - "to this very day"
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