Follow-up: GPL violations continue by OEM manufacturers using Sigma systems SDK

[Kees Bakker]

Resent, because for some reason the previous attempt it was going to legal at narasimha.gpl-violations.org

On Wednesday 21 May 2008, Maurus wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm a developer at the Rockbox project and we're currently trying to
> port a Aigo e235 (aka Reddmango Angora VX435).
> As this particular device uses µClinux sources (and probably others),
> we would like to complaint about this hoping we could get some source
> code released.
>
> In the firmware there is definitely some proof of µClinux + some
> mentioning of the Sigma SDK.
>
> As the Aigo is a Chinese company, I think we should focus on Sigma for
> releasing (some of) the source code, as these Chinese companies tend
> to not respond and cooperate.
>
> A link to the firmware can be found at [1] and a picture of the  
> VX435 at [2].
>
> There were some earlier attempts to get some source code from Sigma
> (see [3] and [4]), but these ended in nothing as the busybox sources
> needed by the author of these mails were provided by the µClinux
> sources.
>
> I hope this will lead to something and that the constant GPL
> violations by these OEM manufacturers get stopped.

I wish that were true. But until today even KiSS (the company that is  
considered
"one of the better behaved OEMs") does not make the source code  
available of
their latest firmware. They do not respond to email requests, nor does  
Linksys (who
owns KiSS nowadays). I get the impression they deliberately put up an  
old version
of the source code on their website  and for rest they simply act  
dumb, and now
nobody cares anymore. For them problem solved, and for me pure  
frustration.

Nevertheless, there is always hope. I wish you all the best, and I  
hope you
succeed.

>
> Thank you.
>
> [1] - http://gazr88.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/20020061114V957SL_AIGO_EN_PAL(1C0F10FB).bin
> [2] - http://gazr88.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/DSC00047.JPG
> [3] - http://lists.gpl-violations.org/pipermail/legal/2007-February/001007.html
> [4] - http://lists.gpl-violations.org/pipermail/legal/2005-March/000035.html
>
> --
> Mvg,
>
> Cuelenaere Maurus
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