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Originally Posted by Chubulor
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. According to jcase he's been asking nicely for a while now, and only got a serious response when he started playing hardball. 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.
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A+ but one correction, others asked for a while. I asked once, was told my request was not legit, then let the android community know about the issues. We had the source the same day. enTourage is being very cool now, and filled my request promptly. Generally with GPL violation, it companies (like htc did to me before) will take months.
Business is business, and business is always good for me. Vast majority of my work is release for free, or requiring a donation to a youth outreach program (google "jcase android youth"