Yet another Broadcom 63xx manufacturer potentially violating GPL

[Florian Fainelli]

Hi all,

Recently, I was given a Broadcom  63xx based xDSL/Wireless Access Point/Router 
manufacturer by Huawei. The exact model is Huawei HG-550 and this device is 
running Linux.

I wrote to Huawei France asking them for sources, or at least understand why 
they don't publish them and am still waiting for an answer.

This device is widely used by a french ISP named Neuf/Cegetel, and is called 
the "Neuf box". I know that previous experiences with such GPL violations in 
France (Proxad and its Freebox at least) canceled GPL infrignments. So that 
we cannot expect from Neuf/Cegetel access to the sources since they have to 
protect their network infrastructure by not giving access to the software 
sources.

As this company is an international one, and France is not its unique market, 
should we consider Huawei is violating GPL ?

Thanks a lot in advance for your answer.
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Cordialement, Florian Fainelli
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