Hi Martin, On Sun, 2009-09-13 at 08:55 +1000, Martin Visser wrote: > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:12 PM, Dave Hall <dave.h...@skwashd.com> > wrote: > > The ugly > Linksys aren't so FOSS friendly since Cisco took over. > > Cheers > > > I think your view on Linksys needs to be updated, and is almost > diametrically opposed to the facts. Yes, a number of years ago they > were "found out" in that they were basically not complying with GPL > requirements. However since then they have seen the error of their > ways - http://www.linksysbycisco.com/gpl
Sorry, but I think it is you who is relying on out of date information. Here is a list of FOSS unfriendly things Linksys has done in recent years. * Made the webgui for some of their mid range managed switches IE only. http://davehall.com.au/blog/dave/2007/12/07/linksys-will-fix-srw224g4-firmware-eventually (this has never been fixed) * Only legal action by the FSF for GPL violations got Cisco/Linksys to comply with the GPL http://www.fsf.org/news/2009-05-cisco-settlement.html * The "L" models in the Linksys range are a scam. They generally cut the hardware specs in the standard version - such as WRT54G - but fail to cut the price. Linksys then release the old better spec'd hardware at a higher price and make a big deal about how FOSS friendly they are. * Linksys is owned by Cisco who threatened patent litigation against OpenBSD for the development of CARP. http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html#35 There are other examples of how anti FOSS Linksys and Cisco are. Cheers Dave -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
