QNAP violation of the gpl

[Joshua J. Kugler]

On Wednesday 18 October 2006 10:48, Ken Williams wrote:
> Hi,
> I had the following email exchange with this company with seems to me to
> breaking the GPL.
> Cheers
> Ken Williams

Just because they don't support it doesn't mean you can't do it.  Linksys and 
Asus don't support custom firmware on their routers, but they do release the 
source code, and you can flash OpenWRT.  The GPL doesn't require you to help 
users reprogram a device that uses GPL software.

j

>
>
> Dear Ken,
>
> We don't support end user to program and upgrade the software of components
> on it.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tiffany
> 10/11/2006
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Williams [mailto:ken at pub.me.uk]
> Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 6:12 PM
> To: support at qnap.com.tw
> Subject: TS-101
>
> Hi,
>
> I have just seen this device on the web and I have a few questions to
> make sure that it meets all my needs.
> As this is a linux based device I assume that the source code comes with
> it, or is available, enabling me to program and upgrade the software
> components on it. could you confirm that this is the case.
>
> Can I ssh into the TS-101 from my Linux desktop PC and run compilers etc.
>
> Is it possible to run Java applications.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ken Williams

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