Open Networks GPL Violation

Arnoud Engelfriet arnoud at engelfriet.net
Sun Mar 18 21:27:48 CET 2007


Mitch Kelly wrote:
> Currently they supply close to 200-300k Modems to various ISP's customers.
> However, All their devices are based on Linux and they blantantly refuse
> to release any sort of GPL code. More info on OpenNW Is avaliable here:
> http://www.opennw.com/corporate/legal/copyright.php

When you say "refuse", do you mean you have acquired such a modem
with GPL binaries yet they refuse to give you the corresponding source?

They have no obligation to give you anything if you don't have
a GPL binary.

Arnoud

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Arnoud Engelfriet, Dutch & European patent attorney - Speaking only for myself
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