malicious "subscription" websites and GPL

[Thomas Charron]

On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 5:13 AM, paolo del bene <ninuxpdb at gmail.com> wrote:
> i would like to know if apple has violated the GNU General Public
> License with the iphone. it seems that the browser is GNU General
> Public License and was not distributed on http/ftp/cvs/svn/fd/cd/dvd
> the source code.

  Why, do you own an iPhone?

  Their web browsers are all based on WebKit, which is duel licensed,
GPL or BSD.

> at the same time apple has not any respect for GNU General Public
> License Free Software and seems that search other ways to use the free
> softwares, without respect the GNU General Public License

  Name specific examples instead of making a blanket statement.

> apple think that can do the same thing with FreeBSD License, but
> FreeBSD License is compatible with the GNU General Public License
> apple must have respect for developers and software

  Again, this is a blanket statement that doesn't actually provide
anything besides a personal opinion of a company.  It would save many
electrons to simply say, "OMG, Apple Sux0rs!' and leave it at that.

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-- Thomas