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Originally Posted by NiaTrue
Way off the mark. Adults who purport to be business people usually know better than to try to blackmail people with whom they want to do business. Best of intentions perhaps, but it's childish and rude and is also the mark of an amateur. And get real, jcase isn't doing this altruistically. He says himself, he's doing it to make money.
I can't imagine a user who doesn't want the eDGe to improve. But give up the lame argument that threatening to sue the company is a good thing for users. Please. *rolls eyes* Who starts off a business relationship like that?
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It is possible to help people AND make money with the same work. That's why market economies work so well in satisfying human needs.
If all users can do is ask nicely for vendors to live up to their obligations under the GPL, then the GPL is little more than non-absorbent toilet paper. It sounds like people have been asking nicely for a while now, and there's only been a serious response when hardball started being played. Business people understand there's a time for hardball as well.
And your comparing developers who demand compliance with the GPL to toddlers whining for candy is what's way the heck off the mark.