These devices are generally issued my major ISP's
On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 10:02 PM, Bruce Perens <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Arnt Karlsen <[email protected]> wrote:. > >..going after retail chains, means they lose _all_ their business > >on all things that run Linux, not just ZTE cell phones, washing > >maschines, stoves, etc, once they lose their license to Linux. > > I work for large corporations that have already had problems with > third-parties passing them Free Software in a product design without any > advice on how to comply with the license or indeed the source code > necessary to do so. > > To deal with this problem, they put a boiler-plate legal statement in > their standard vendor contract requiring that the vendor promise not to > convey any Open Source software to them. I have had to sign that several > times! Fortunately for my business, I am only giving those customers advice > about how to deal with Open Source. But someone whose business is software > engineering using Open Source would be screwed before they start. > > So, maybe prosecuting the stores won't have the effect you desire, and > will just get the ones who have not already banned use of Open Source in > products to do so. > > In working out a strategy to deal with a recalcitrant company, we have to > think about these things. We may not choose some weapons because they are > likely to backfire. > > Thanks > > Bruce > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > These devices are generally issued my major ISP's which also distribute the firmware bins, they would have a lot to lose if they weren't allowed to use these devices anymore.
