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Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 207

by fitsnips (#31261330) Attached to: <em>Second Life</em> Tries To Backpedal On the GPL

You misunderstand.

It would be like Slashdot trying to dictate the terms of Firefox development and distribution because Firefox is able to connect to and use Slashdot.

you sir are wrong, Second Life is a custom developed application not a web site. To tell you the truth I am surprised they ever allowed third party viewers to connect at all. While I think its backward that they are trying to get a grip on it now, they have not done any damage to you using the GPL code they are simply saying you can no logger connect to THEIR services with it. The content they are saying you will have to remove is simply in world content and not code ... which is another odd one given they are not the copyright holders of most of the info.

They own the servers and if they dont want you to connect that should be their right, seem pretty clear to me.
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People Trust Yahoo! and Google For the Brands 95

Posted by Zonk from the weighty-logos dept.
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Google

Google Desktop Now on Linux 293

Posted by samzenpus from the yes-it-does-run-linux dept.
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Giant Microwave Turns Plastic Back to Oil 555

Posted by samzenpus from the but-how-is-it-on-popcorn dept.
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All Things iPhone 380

Posted by samzenpus from the first-of-many dept.
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