BusyBox Sues Again [OStatic]

If history is any guide, the answer is "no." As we've covered before, the SFLC and BusyBox have been in this position more than once, and the result has always been that the sued company has chosen to settle out of court. In fact, just today the SFLC announced another settlement on behalf of BusyBox, in which Super Micro Computer agreed to the usual terms: distribute the source code, appoint an Open Source Compliance Officer, and pay some money. While it's good to see the GPL continue to be enforced - with an unbroken string of successes - it's starting to seem odd that BusyBox is the only outfit filing suit. Is it just because, since they've done it before, the SFLC can whip up a new suit from boilerplate text quickly? Is it because their software is peculiarly suited to being stolen by embedded-device manufacturers, who are... [read full story]