Serial to wlan converter device made by runtop/ sold by datahunter

[Armijn Hemel]

hi Thomas,

> I bought a serial to wlan converter (see
> http://www.datahunter.com/seriallangb.html which is a relabeled runtop
> ws4000 see http://www.runtop.com.tw/right_wireless.htm) and while doing
> some debugging (dhcp did not work as expected) I discovered the string
> "udhcpd-0.9.9pre" in all dhcp packets send by the device. udhcpd is GPLed
> Software (see udhcp.busybox.net). Looking at firmware files and the
> description of the chipset
> (http://www.csie.nctu.edu.tw/~cfliu/work/8650.htm) I think there is a
> stripped down linux Kernel and some friends (udhcp, wpa_supplicant,
> msredird) inside.
> 
> What can I do so that the manufaturer opens the source and documentation of
> the device?

First make sure they actually are violating the GPL. Check if the source
is either on the CD that came with the product, or if there's a written
offer (either on paper or on the CD) for the sourcecode included with
the product. Since you have bought the device and have the original box
(right? it isn't second hand?) it should be easy to check. If you can't
find the code, or the written offer, open an issue in our request tracker.
Just send a mail to rt at gpl-violations.org with all the necessary
information.

thanks,

armijn

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