I am absolutely sure these routers contain GPL code, It is quite simple to extract and analyze the firmware files myself and I have done so on a number of these routers. Linksys also has not disputed the fact that these routers do contain GPL code. They seem to all run a variant of the linux kernel, most if not all of the ones in question run version 2.4 in addition to numerous other GPL components usually. Linksys has even admitted that they have GPL code but still refuses to provide source code. This dd-wrt thread contains a number of the firmware files in question http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=145255 if anyone wants to analyze anything themselves. They are attempting to use the fact that these routers are EOL and not being sold anymore as some sort of GPL exception but they have provided firmware for these routers directly from their website up until a few days ago.
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Jeroen Massar <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2013-10-21 09:45, James Hilliard wrote: > > I sent a GPL request for router firmware I had downloaded from the > > linksys support website. Instead of providing source they have mass > > deleted older firmware from their website in an attempt to avoid > > providing source code. This has all happened within the last month. > > First note though that there are families of Cisco/Linksys models where > firmware does *NOT* contain any GPL. > > They are very aware of the 'dangers' of GPL and thus will act in as much > compliance as possible. > > If your model *does* contain GPL though (this should be verifiable by > extracting it and using strings upon it, checking the model number, etc > etc), I can only suggest to make the downloaded file available on the > Internet and provide the link with the full filename, model number and > further details available to this list; that way it will at least be > archived what this is about. > > Greets, > Jeroen > >
