storex manufacturer and gpl violation

[mr]

Please take a look at this compliance manual, it's great.

http://www.loohuis-consulting.nl/downloads/compliance-manual.pdf

Other than that, please state exactly which device it is, what solid
evidence that you have that it's running linux (use the manual), does the
product come with a written offer for the source code or a copy of the gpl?

Many times the support people really don't understand these things but in
general the company might be trying to do the right thing, only unaware that
there is any wrongdoing. You probably just have to speak to the rightpeople.

Alan
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Nicolas Sauzede <nsauzede at laposte.net>wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I have a problem of gpl violation with a french manufacturer that
> builds/sells network hard drives (san) and other appliances.
>
> Basically they are running a mips linux with open source programs like
> busybox, etc.. embedded in a flash storage.
>
> Their website does not provide any gpl program sources, like the kernel,
> modified applications etc..
>
> I contacted many times asking them to provide the sources, without success.
>
> In short their answer is : it's broadcom fault, that refuses to provide
> kernel sources, and that, because their is an open telnet server
> running on the san, we can access "everything that is needed in the
> TELNET".
>
> Clearly, this is not a valid technical answer.
>
> It is true that there is an open telnet access (with root access)
> but then, (of course) no trace of source code resides on the flash
> filesystem.
>
> So clearly, we have a gpl violation here.
>
> What can we do ?
>
> Here is their english homepage :
>
> http://www.storex.fr/storex/accueil.asp?change_lang=EN
>
> Thanks for your support,
>
> NS.
>
>
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