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It seems like the attitude in those posts is of someone looking to litigate. They would have to tell their lawyers where MediaCoder is breaking the GPL so why n

It seems like the attitude in those posts is of someone looking to litigate. They would have to tell their lawyers where MediaCoder is breaking the GPL so why not just tell the MediaCoder author and check later if it's compliant? Seems like pretty shameful behaviour to me.

swolchok 17y ago
Like they said, they're not obligated to consult for the guy for free.
- nash 17y ago
  In fact, if it does come to a legal situation, it may be detrimental to them if they do.
  - mattmanser 17y ago
    So what, basic human social skills are lacking in that thread and it's certainly not stanley who's lacking them. Personally I would feel ashamed to know any of them, especially diego who seems to be an abhorrent troll. So much for 'open'.
- alain94040 17y ago
  It's still rude to tell someone that they are wrong but refuse to tell them why. I understand that the other side is not helping by consistently misunderstanding everything. At some point, if I was representing the GPL side in the argument, I'd realize that my attitude is not helping the cause and I would either change my attitude or ask another supporter to take over in a more polite way. It takes energy to remain polite and nice in such discussions, but that's the price for convincing people. Otherwise, you are just an arrogant brat, even if copyright law is on your side (think RIAA - technically, the law is on their side).
- Quarrelsome 17y ago
  The amount of time they spent saying "read teh GPLs" they could have easily spent saying: You EULA is wrong, you need x, y, z. They've done the work to find out he's violating but unlike their source they're not sharing why he's violating. I think it is a bit unfair to expect everyone to know the score all the time. A lot of us humans are pretty rubbish. To be honest I think there is a certain amount of vitriol in their writing that makes me think they are enjoying the feeling of superiority and making the guy squirm. Sure they have the moral high ground but they drag themselves down towards his level with their attitude.

swolchok 17y ago

Like they said, they're not obligated to consult for the guy for free.

nash 17y ago
In fact, if it does come to a legal situation, it may be detrimental to them if they do.
- mattmanser 17y ago
  So what, basic human social skills are lacking in that thread and it's certainly not stanley who's lacking them. Personally I would feel ashamed to know any of them, especially diego who seems to be an abhorrent troll. So much for 'open'.
alain94040 17y ago
It's still rude to tell someone that they are wrong but refuse to tell them why. I understand that the other side is not helping by consistently misunderstanding everything. At some point, if I was representing the GPL side in the argument, I'd realize that my attitude is not helping the cause and I would either change my attitude or ask another supporter to take over in a more polite way. It takes energy to remain polite and nice in such discussions, but that's the price for convincing people. Otherwise, you are just an arrogant brat, even if copyright law is on your side (think RIAA - technically, the law is on their side).
Quarrelsome 17y ago
The amount of time they spent saying "read teh GPLs" they could have easily spent saying: You EULA is wrong, you need x, y, z. They've done the work to find out he's violating but unlike their source they're not sharing why he's violating. I think it is a bit unfair to expect everyone to know the score all the time. A lot of us humans are pretty rubbish. To be honest I think there is a certain amount of vitriol in their writing that makes me think they are enjoying the feeling of superiority and making the guy squirm. Sure they have the moral high ground but they drag themselves down towards his level with their attitude.