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Antibiotics is sad.

For lasers I'd be willing to bet a bit of confusion (ie yes, lasers are focused waves... See something WAVE, click WAVE).

Overall result is depressing though.

nashon Is 0 Odd or Even?

This must be a different Sydney to the one I'm in...

nashon The Fun Theory: Fun as a way to Change People's Behavior

I'd agree with the two bin related ones. The stairs I think may have more staying power.

The question all videos need answer is what are the usage ratios 6 months later.

nashon The Wolfram Alpha API Has Arrived

I was going to ask is does this mean the wolframalfail own all your source code?

But I'm thinking the 6/c a query thing means it's all moot.

nashon Hall of Shame: companies violating the ffmpeg license (GPL/LGPL)

Did you read the FIRST post in the issue tracker? http://roundup.ffmpeg.org/roundup/ffmpeg/msg5911

He is shipping binary only versions of a modified version of ffmpeg. He needs to comply with the licence for that code, which (vastly simplified version) means he needs to supply source in some way.

[Usual disclaimers apply about lawyer, and not being same, especially with regards to the legal obligations]

nashon Hall of Shame: companies violating the ffmpeg license (GPL/LGPL)

Maybe I'm just biased (as a OSS developer who has had my software ripped off), but I don't see he is trying to fix the problem. His first comment on the issue essentially was: "It does not violiate license of FFmpeg." Personally I'd be more then a little hostile against someone who started from that position.

If he was he'd do what he was advised to do many times in the issue tracker: * Read the licences involved * Hire a lawyer if he doesn't to understand it * Follow it's terms

Argueing and tweaking things in his EULA isn't part of that solution. It's really not ffmpeg's position to offer him legal advice on how to comply with the licences.

If he genuininly believes he is following the licence, maybe he should talk to his lawyer about defamation?

nashon Hall of Shame: companies violating the ffmpeg license (GPL/LGPL)

In fact, if it does come to a legal situation, it may be detrimental to them if they do.

nashon Hall of Shame: companies violating the ffmpeg license (GPL/LGPL)

The MediaCoder author would be a great example of such a person.

If the author of MediaCoder uses someone else's software, it's quite reasonable he obeys their rules for that software. He obvisously didn't read the licence for the software (even when asked multiple times). He even makes claims about various software being in the public domain.

Seriously the ffmpeg authors are quite within their rights to be rude to someone VIOLATING THEIR COPYRIGHT. You make it sound like MediaCoder author is the injured party - he is not.