On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Darren Anderson <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hello, > > I own a BT Homehub 3B, and I would like to modify it to provide telnet > access. > > As it runs on Linux, and makes use of many other pieces of GPL licensed > software, I would have expected the full source code to be available so > that I could build my own modified binaries. > > Unfortunately, on the BT GPL code page, there is no source code available > for the Homehub 3B > > > http://bt.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/35298/~/bt-home-hub,-bt-voyager-and-connected-devices-gpl-code > > I'm not sure, but does this constitute a GPL licence violation? > > Kind Regards, > Darren A > No. Refer to their offer which was present with the product. I may very well contain an offer which allows you to request it via some other manner. Chances are this is an oversight, which happens many times, but contact them via whatever their offer states. Please bear in mind, that running Linux does not mean that you will be able to modify what the device is running, unfortunately. It only provides for you to access and build. Many times entities will restrict the 'load and run' part, and this is not against the GPL v2 which Linux is published under. -- -- Thomas
