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Re: [LUG] Asus EEPC - naughty naughty!!

 


Benjamin M. A'Lee wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 06:26:39PM +0000, Simon Robert wrote:
>   
>
> Whilst it's a good thing that companies are starting to ship end-user machines
> with GNU/Linux preinstalled, doing so without complying with the licences is
> not only no better than only shipping Windows, it's worse as it runs counter to
> the main aim of free software.
>
>   
its not the laptop as such which infringes the GPL,  but the company by 
not posting the source code (which they are under no obligation to do 
anyhow). So this (non) infringement will be solved when they do whatever 
it is they have to do with the source code and the previously sold 
gizmos will be gpl'd. What do they actually have to do to solve this in 
legal rather than best practice terms? Guess it is supply code if asked, 
though looking at the standard of english on their website you may have 
to request it in Chinese as they can't even spell Debian. Maybe this 
whole storm in a teaspoon is down to language difficulties?

What was xandro's role in the software development, was it them or assus 
what hacked the code? If it was xandros surely it is they to whom one 
should turn for source code?

-- 
Simon Robert
www.oldhouse-cottage.co.uk

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