PearPC seeking funding to sue CherryOS
What is it about pretty much anything involving Apple and lawsuits? This time they're not directly involved (yet), but I'm sure they're amused to witness two rival Mac OS X emulator developers go head to head over their respective codebases. The makers of PearPC are seeking funds to support a lawsuit against the developers of CherryOS because of allegedly stolen code (did they steal it? Magic 8-ball sez "signs point to yes"). PearPC's code is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), which does allow for free use of the code, but expressly forbids offering that codebase up for sale without passing along the same rights granted to you, and providing the modified source code to the public. Because CherryOS took the code and (allegedly…) lied about its use in a commercial, for-profit product, PearPC is seeking to sue them for violation of the GPL. Somehow the 'War of the Fruits' just doesn't have much of a ring to it.
Update: Yes, as several of you pointed out, there was a glaring omission in this post that now stands corrected. Please accept our apologies and note that this is what happens when posting sleep-deprived after being up all night preparing the day's How-to! Thanks.
