Code Theft in Cherry OS?

By Jim on April 6th, 2005

Another blow to the reputation of Cherry OS.

According to Charles Darvy, one of the contributors to PearPC, the released version of CherryOS includes both code and graphics directly taken from PearPC. ADVERTISEMENT

Daniel Foesch, developer of PearPC’s AltiVec support, claimed to have found particular strings in CherryOS’s debugging output which he originally put into PearPC.

Darvy also pointed to a PearPC icon of a CD—used in the original program for ejecting and changing a CD—which is not used in CherryOS, but which is still embedded in the product’s code.

If they are snagging code and not being upfront about it, shame on them. I don’t see Cherry OS being around long given the way it is perceived. I sure wouldn’t spend my money on it.