they waited for more than 1.5 years and they did not forgot

They were given 1.5 YEARS of lead time. And FLOSS should treat commercial entities the same way they treat us.

Seriously, if we copied in violation their code, how many hours would pass before a DMCA violation?

FLOSS should be dictatorial in application of the license. After all, its basically free to use and remix as long as you follow the easy rules. I'm also on the same boat that Android phone creators should also be providing source fully, and should be confiscated on import for failure of copyright violations.

But ive seen FLOSS devs be like "let's be nice". Tit for tat is the best game theory so far. Time to use it.

	▲	helterskelter an hour ago \| parent [-]
		My understanding is that the GPL doesn't have fucktons of precedent behind it in court. You bet the house on a big case and lose, the precedent will stick with GPL and may even weaken all copyleft licenses. Also, it's better to gently apply pressure and set a track record of violators taking corrective measures so when you end up in court one day you've got a list of people and corporate entities which do comply because they believed that the terms were clear enough, which would lend weight to your argument. Saying this as a GPL hardliner myself.