Andrei's Google Talk

[Steven Schveighoffer]

On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:26:37 -0400, retard <re at tard.com.invalid> wrote:

> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:54:38 -0400, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:47:58 -0400, Russel Winder <russel at russel.org.uk>
>> wrote:
>
>>> What is so good about the USA system that makes the various European
>>> systems something you wish to avoid?
>>
>> My entire experience with what the European system consists of comes
>> from this thread, that's all I'm basing my statement on :)  I did
>> predicate my statement with a pretty large if (which I believe isn't
>> true, but that's what people are telling me).
>
> My experience with the American system is that even if you do wrong
> (steal code), if you have enough cash on you, you can usually settle the
> case and clear your reputation. For example when Andrei's employer was
> accused of stealing the facebook code and idea, he paid a big $$$ sum of
> money and they all promised to shut up. That's how things work in jolly
> good America. That's just my interpretation, don't know if it's true.

How horrible!

Facebook, come steal my code please, I need some $$$ ;)

-Steve