How Hardware Makers Come To Violate Free Software Licenses 186
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timothy
from the they-were-hoping-to-ask-permission dept.
from the they-were-hoping-to-ask-permission dept.
H4x0r Jim Duggan writes "Veteran violation chasers Shane Coughlan and Armijn Hemel have summarized how license violations are caused in the consumer electronics market under time-to-market pressure and thin profit margins: 'This problem is compounded when one board with a problem appears in devices supplied to a number of western companies. A host of violation reports spanning a dozen European and American businesses may eventually point towards a single mistake during development at an Asian supplier.' They also discuss the helpful organizations which have sprung up and the documents and procedures now available."
Re:Free Software Licenses? (Score:5, Funny)
That reminds me of this classic, hivemind confusing post
http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=6823&cid=886346 [slashdot.org]