>I really think we should encourage and act positively when commercial/corporate/enterprise crap opens up their source code. This is true. >When we find a GPL

>I really think we should encourage and act positively when commercial/corporate/enterprise crap opens up their source code. This is true. >When we find a GPL (or any license violation), why can't we approach it politely (in the first case), educate on the license terms and ask them to comply. I partially agree, but those companies often have an army of lawyers. It shouldn't be the responsibility of the internet to find GPL/license-violations in their code. >But now my worry is, with the amount of hate these guys received, other companies that are already worried about opening up their codebase and contributing back to OSS, have had their fears confirmed. Hate is too strong. It's more criticism.