Castle Technology UK Ripping off Kernel Code? 789
Jonathan Riddell writes "`It would appear that Castle Technology Limited, UK, have taken some of the Linux 2.5 code, and incorporated it into their own product, "RISC OS", which is distributed in binary ROM form built into machines they sell. This code is linked with other proprietary code.' Full details from Russell King on lkml."
Test for the GPL (Score:5, Funny)
Let's see if the goat has teeth!
Wait only the consumer is a pirate. (Score:2, Funny)
Corperate Piracy is ok, its only when people share without profiting that its Piracy.
This is why Linux is bad but Shared source is ok.
Just call Michael Robertson for more info.
They've recieved one warning (Score:5, Funny)
Okay, then. Let's get everybody forming into single-file lines; you'll receive your pitchforks on the left, torches on the right. Please, no shoving, there will be plenty for everyone.
Yeah and they even intend to make YOU buy it (Score:4, Funny)
They want to sell you stuff they stole, they should be raided by the RIAA!!! Get Em Hilary Rosen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KING writes about CASTLE? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Sue them (Score:3, Funny)
Lets see, uh Linus?
I'll tell you what, if he doesnt sue, then I'll take the kernel and release a closed source version of Linux with it and call it LinaazaOS
Re:Sue them (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Pirates! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Sue them (Score:3, Funny)
It is if you are a lawyer
Modern Pillory (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Pirates! (Score:2, Funny)
No, it's like putting. . . (Score:3, Funny)
Oh, and this is magical VC, so as soon as you take something out it's still got the same amount in the box. Nifty, huh?
So, there's no real harm in taking out. No one "loses" anything. But if you take out, make money, and don't put back in you become what is technically known as a "shit head."
And even the law has been known to formally uphold what it is generally refered to as the "social contract."
Now the only question is what are armed South Vietnamese dissidents are doing on the front porch in the first place.
KFG
What's really stupid... (Score:4, Funny)
If these allegations are true, not only are they violating the GPL, they're morons to boot.
Yeah they should have known better (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Modern Pillory (Score:5, Funny)
LART (Score:2, Funny)
audacity (Score:5, Funny)
Note that the source code for many of the Linux PCI device drivers is publicly available on the Internet and may be useful in developing the corresponding RISC OS device driver.
While not coming right out and saying it, they are suggesting that if you are writing a driver for hardware for their machine, to go grab the linux kernel source code and copy as much as you can. Also, the rest of the PCI documentation on that page looks familiar, but I can't place it.
Get a life (Score:3, Funny)
One of the two needs to get a life (I'll leave it up to you to decide who).
I don't know what is more disturbing: a hacker mentioned on slashdot who needs to get a life, or somebody posting to slashdot on a Friday evening saying the hacker needs to get a life.
One of the two needs to get a life (I'll leave it up to you to decide who).
reminds me of a story... (Score:4, Funny)
Of course the defendants blatantly denied everything and asked for proof. So in front of the judge and the rest of the audience, one of the programmers nonchalantly typed a sequence of keys on the defendant's software and... a huge easter egg showing the name of the original programmers appeared on the screen.
Too bad they changed the function signatures, such a definite victory may not be obtainable in court this time. But I sure hope a good precedent comes out of this.
Er....maybe.... (Score:3, Funny)
Double standards...gotta love it.
Re:Sue them (Score:3, Funny)
now if only (Score:2, Funny)
Re:why is anyone that stupid (Score:2, Funny)
Robert