On Sat, 08 Feb 2014 12:11:08 +0000, Ralph wrote in message <[email protected]>:
> Hi Arnt, > > > ..a more proper way to verify and prove Mikrotik etc alleged GPL > > compliant binaries and sources, is buy their US$ 45 CD and compile > > their source according to their recipe, and then compare the > > resulting binaries with the binaries in the routers you have access > > to, using check sum programs. > > > > ..if these binary checksums all match, then Mikrotik is in full > > compliance. > ... > > ..if any of these binary checksums does not match, then chances are > > Mikrotik may ...be... > guilty of criminal copyright infringement > > Doesn't a simple checksum comparison also depend on having > sufficiently close versions of compilers and linkers, e.g. an > improvement in compiler output might break a checksum, especially on > a large codebase where there's more chance of it being exercised. ..easily, if you charge US$ 45 for a source CD, you probably wouldn't want to miss such details and face the wrath of the courts. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.
