BT Home Hub: Continued violation

[Chris DiBona]

Hi Paul;

Are you saying that the bt home hub has software covered by gpl v3,
which enforces replacability? Because while the spirit of the GPLv2
might want replacement of code on the hub, the letter of the license
does not.

I'm new to this particular  issue, but are you saying they're not
being fully compliant in that they don't have the full gpl load being
represented on thier mirror?

Chris

On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 5:50 AM, Paul Banks
<maillistaddress at paulbanks.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>  It has been well over a year since we first discussed the situation with
>  regard to the BT "Home Hub" ADSL router. BT is a major company, not just
>  in the UK but globally and their continuing violation of the GPL sends
>  out a message that it's OK to use GPL licensed code in violation of its
>  license as long as you make a token gesture of compliance.
>
>  BT's token gesture comes in the form of a selection of source code
>  released on this website:
>
>  http://www.btyahoo.com/broadband/adhoc_pages/gplcode.html
>
>  A principal part of the GPL concerns the freedom to make modifications
>  to the code *AND* crucially to be able to install and test those
>  modifications. BT has to date, as far as I can see, failed to provide
>  the "scripts used to control installation" of modified code to the
>  device.
>
>  I want to modify this firmware so if there's anything I can do
>  personally to help move this along then let me know. I'd be only too
>  glad to help!
>
>  Kind regards,
>
>  Paul
>
>



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