Stories and lessons from working with Jeff Bezos on the original Kindle

Re:Stories and lessons from working with Jeff Bezos on the o... by chewxy on Sunday August 02, 2020 @08:12AM (#24028182)

As much as the Boox is great, they have a lot of GPL issues. Plus the kernel they are using is very very closed sourced. Sounds like FUD, but I am generally quite wary of companies in China that do this

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Re:Stories and lessons from working with Jeff Bezos on the o... by Icathian on Sunday August 02, 2020 @08:38AM (#24028324)

Was just gearing up to type this. Onyx is a known GPL abuser and won't get a cent from me unless and until they fix that. Chinese company or otherwise, the FOSS community is clearly going to have to help support GPL when the courts can't or won't.

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Re:Stories and lessons from working with Jeff Bezos on the o... by soapdog on Sunday August 02, 2020 @08:46AM (#24028362)

That sucks! Well, there are other notetaking e-ink devices out there which I hope are compliant with the GPL. ReMarkable is good for notetaking but I have heard it is not much use for actual reading. There is Supernote and Bouye Likebook which support notes as well. I'm not sure of their license compliance though, all I'm saying is that there are other options for those wanting that kind of device.

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Re:Stories and lessons from working with Jeff Bezos on the o... by no_wizard on Sunday August 02, 2020 @01:08PM (#24029907)

I am not a lawyer, so take this with the grain of salt it needs.

Can’t the FSF or other entity file an injunction against the company from selling in other countries by filing the lawsuit with said countries? Based on copyright infringement/licensing infringement (not sure here it would fall)

Again, Not a lawyer, but I feel like corporations have done this in the past

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