possible violation of GPL by Philips ...

[Lorenz Kolb]

David Purdy wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> After some discussions regarding NAS hardware, it has come to my attention that Philips (  Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V in The Netherlands ) may not be complying with GPL standards.
> 
> The device in question is a NAS (network attached storage) unit called the SPD8020.  
> 
> Its product page is here http://www.consumer.philips.com/consumer/en/gb/consumer/cc/_productid_SPD8020CC_05_GB_CONSUMER/External-Hard-Disk+SPD8020CC-05   
> 
> It is sold in much of Europe, including the UK, Germany, The Netherlands and many other countries.
> 
> Currently, it appears that there is no source posted on any of the related web pages, and no mention of GPL or sources in the User Manual.
> 

Did You contact the support as described on:
https://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpindex.pl?scy=GB&slg=ENG&mid=Link_Software&cat=PC_STORAGE_CA&sct=EXTERNAL_HARD_DISKS_SU&grp=PC_PRODUCTS_GR&ctn=SPD8020CC/05&dct=FUS&did=ENG&file=/files/s/spd8020cc_05/spd8020cc_05_fur_eng.html

Quoting website:

 > Open Source Software
 >
 > This product contains some Open Source Software code. Please see the
 > user manual for details. Source code for any concerned software under
 > the GNU General Public License version 2 and the Mozilla Public
 > License 1.1 can be obtained via Philips Consumer Care. To contact
 > Philips Consumer Care, please refer to the following website for
 > telephone numbers and mail addresses: www.philips.com/support

Reagrds,

Lorenz