✈ Mandatory Car Share?

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Simon Phipps


Mandatory Car Share, première mise en ligne par webmink.

Is it a requirement for users of this parking garage in Paris to share their cars with others?

[Note to non-geeks: “GPL” in software is a popular open source license that requires software developers to share their work with others]
[Note to geeks: Yes, I am very well aware that “GPL” means liquified petroleum gas in French]

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6 Responses

  1. Mathias, on October 14, 2011 at 15:33 said:

    It just means this entrance is for cars only : you’re not supposed to walk in through this one.

  2. IBBoard, on October 14, 2011 at 15:59 said:

    Well, you don’t have to share your car, but you do have to share the source code for building it 😉

    From a quick look online, it appears to be liquefied petroleum gas (but the French obviously rearrange the letters). TBH, I can’t say I’d blame them. I’m sure they’ve had some shoddy ones leak 🙂

    • IBBoard, on October 14, 2011 at 16:00 said:

      D’oh! Sorry, prohibition sign, so you’re specifically not allowed to share the source code. Damned proprietary supporters!

  3. Fazal Majid, on October 14, 2011 at 18:02 said:

    GPL is French for LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas), which are (incorrectly) though of as an explosion hazard. The text below explains the prohibition is only for LPG cars without a safety valve.

  4. Dave Neary (@nearyd), on October 14, 2011 at 18:31 said:

    GPL = Gaz Petrolium Liquifié (liquified petroleum gas, or liquid propane). It says it underneath: “Prohibited for GPL cars without safety valve” (it should say “no LPG cars”).

  5. Andrew Katz (@andrewjskatz), on October 19, 2011 at 14:03 said:

    I’m more intrigued by prohibition on cars not equipped with a “soupape”. “Pape” is “pope”, so I guess that could be a reference to RMS. “soupape” must mean “underpope”. Who would that be? Eben?

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