Armijn Hemel is a technology consultant and noted watchman of free software.[1] He is part of the gpl-violations.org core team,[2] who have won several court cases against different companies, including D-Link and Skype, for violating the terms of the GNU General Public License.[3]

Biography

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Hemel was born in the late 1970s and grew up in the town of Tiel, Netherlands.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "The Defenders of Free Software". New York Times. Sep 25, 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Who's behind gpl-violations.org?". Archived from the original on 5 January 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ^ "gpl-violations.org project prevails in court case on GPL violation by D-Link". Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012. "gpl-violations.org action affirmed in court case on GPL violation by Skype". Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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