> Tell your friend that he did something illegal, and be aware that you > are now using pirated software.
No! Hang on a minute. I object to your accusations of me being a pirate. There is absolutely nothing anywhere that would indicate that upgrading the firmware is illegal. There are no EULA's in the software or any mention of this in any manuals and I can find nothing on the web-site. There is nothing that I have to "click" to agree with when installing new firmware. The firmware is distributed with no accompanying restrictions. > The Abatron firmware is available only if you pay for the license, > then you will get one your of updates. After that, you can purchase > an extension for the next year for 15% or the original price for the > license. Is this like MicroSoft Licensing V6 ?? "You've bought the product but now you have to keep paying us so you can use it!!" This is a piece of hardware that I've bought and paid for. I cannot operate the hardware that I own, without the firmware so the firmware is integral to the device. If the firmware has bugs in it, should I have to pay for bug-fixes ? If that is, in fact, Abatron's business model then I think it sucks. Upgrading the firmware/BIOS is commonplace in virtually any electronic device these days. 98% of manufacturers make their BIOS updates available free. Upgrading the firmware here allowed the product to work correctly. As it turns out, my company does recieve updates from Abatron which I simply hadn't applied, but again there is nothing in either the zip file or the email that indicates anything about any restrictions on the use of the firmware. I don't believe I've done anything wrong and I would do the same thing next time. If you have any evidence to the contrary, please provide it before spreading accusations. Jeremy ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
