[U-Boot] Possible GPL violation

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Wed Feb 20 15:24:11 CET 2013


Dear Mateusz,

In message <5123E16B.1060907 at gmail.com> you wrote:
> 
> Is there anyone that can support me with enforcing GPL compliance on 
> company that ships product with binary u-boot? Or did that in the past?

We can try.

> They're "made" (branded is probably better word) by local companies, and 
> my guess is that most of them is violating GPL.

Guesses are not good enough in such legal affairs.

> I can't do much myself (except for nagging them for source code), as 
> it's not my copyrights that they're infringing.

So did you contact the vendor and ask for the source code?  And did
they answer, and what exactly?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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