On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 08:15:24PM -0400, pm88hpxmd...@disengage.co wrote: > > > > > I think this is huge misunderstanding.They just don’t want users > to brick devices:After agent reply, no > complaintshttps://forum.gl-inet.com/t/uboot-for-gl-mt3000-beryl-ax/41760/13Nice > company, sorry for fuss> HiI am copying this message to you and > GL team.Regarding license violation:U-boot’s license requires Gl.iNet to > provide the source-code for U-boot (including any modifications they made) to > anybody that asks for it. So…GL team refused to send source code nor .bin > file. I wanted to inspect it for possible backdoors but still they are > refusing.“ If you choose to provide source through a written offer, then > anybody who requests the source from you is entitled to receive it.If you > commercially distribute binaries not accompanied with source code, the GPL > says you must provide a written offer to distribute the source code later. > When users non-commercially redistribute the binaries they received from you, > they must pass along a copy of this written offer. This means that people who > did not get the binaries directly from you can still receive copies of the > source code, along with the written offer.The reason we require the offer to > be valid for any third party is so that people who receive the binaries > indirectly in that way can order the source code from > you.”https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.en.htmlhttps://github.com/u-boot/u-bootSo > I am sending this message to you to check this situation. They probably will > not send it to you.Also please use web mail (not business domain) as they can > sent it to you through it to hide the fact of licensing violation. For > example send request from Gmail. Please take measures. It is certainly very > disappointing to hear GL.iNET is not following the clear license terms of > software they are using. -- Tom
Ah, yes, I see the sources are available at: https://github.com/gl-inet/uboot-for-qca95xx/tree/master/src -- Tom
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