[U-Boot] Possible GPL violation
Pavel Machek
pavel at denx.de
Thu Mar 7 10:17:29 CET 2013
> > 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?
Technically... he should have got source code or written offer for it with
the device. So they are already breaking GPL.
Pavel
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