Threats of "blackballing" from industry if copyright-holders rescind.

From: vnsndalce
Date: Sun Jan 06 2019 - 04:05:56 EST


lol, you people are idiots. In a time where you can and will be fired and ruined for ticking the wrong box, rescinding your code from a project such as the linux kernel will just blackball you from the entire industry forever. For good reason too. I wouldn't play with someone who takes the ball home when he gets mad either.

Why to think like a wageslave.

The old-school linux contributors did not do it for money, and their copyrights (obviously) are still good.

Why would you give a shit if you were blacklisted from "the industry", you have a cause of action in your hands. Legal action can reap you dividends that you would never otherwise achieve through your entire life.

A cause of action is worth 100 or 1000 of your earning years, often.



lol, you people are idiots. In a time where you can and will be fired and ruined for ticking the wrong box, rescinding your code from a project such as the linux kernel will just blackball you from the entire industry forever. For good reason too. I wouldn't play with someone who takes the ball home when he gets mad either.

If bloc-recissions and litigation happen, you may not have an industry to blackball them from.

And you can't "just reimplement" the removed code and functionality either: as that may be infringing on the previous work as-well :). More litigation follows to determine that.


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