[dundee] Software Freedom Law Centre Protecting BusyBox on GPLv2 Violations

[Sean McRobbie]

The hotspot software I use which shipped from the factory pre-installed on the hardware (Linux based):

"This CD will only include the source code of the following programs and any non-proprietary programs distributed according to license requirements. This CD will not include MikroTikls proprietary SOFTWARE."

http://demo.mt.lv/help/license.html

Violation? Argh!

Regards,
Sean McRobbie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Ladyman" <it at file-away.co.uk>
To: "Tayside Linux User Group" <dundee at lists.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 7:28:06 AM
Subject: Re: [dundee] Software Freedom Law Centre Protecting BusyBox on	GPLv2 Violations

> It is happening again, more BusyBox GPLv2 violations. The SFLC is treading
> hard on Best Buy, Samsung, JVC etc (over 12 companies), where companies
> think that they can use free software and not distribute the modified code
> publicly. This has been going on for years with BusyBox, normally it gets
> resolved without going through the courts, but some companies think that
> they can get away with anything they like.
> 
> http://blogs.computerworld.com/15254/sflc_hammers_gpl_violators
> 
> Gordon
> 
That reminds me about a complaint about some e-book readers I need to submit.
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