[coreboot] Re: Cisco Meraki use coreboot in some MX products and will not provide the source code

[ron minnich]

I've asked the software freedom conservancy to take a look.

On Wed, Jun 29, 2022, 2:48 PM Hal Martin  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Several Cisco Meraki products (MX84, MX250) are using the coreboot
> bootloader. Meraki are also distributing coreboot builds for these products
> via their update mechanism.
>
> In October 2021, I requested the corresponding coreboot source code for
> the MX84 from open-sou...@meraki.com. Another individual requested the
> coreboot source code for the MX250 around the same time. We own the devices
> in quesiton.
>
> To date, Meraki have not provided the source code or provided an
> explanation as to the delay in providing the source code. The last reply I
> received was in January, and they have not replied to any of my follow up
> requests.
>
> As coreboot is GPL licensed software, I wanted to inform the coreboot
> community that I believe Cisco Meraki are not acting in good faith and are,
> in my opinion, violating the GPL by not providing the coreboot source code
> upon request.
>
> Kind regards,
> Hal Martin
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[coreboot] Cisco Meraki use coreboot in some MX products and will not provide the source code

[Hal Martin]

Hello,

Several Cisco Meraki products (MX84, MX250) are using the coreboot
bootloader. Meraki are also distributing coreboot builds for these products
via their update mechanism.

In October 2021, I requested the corresponding coreboot source code for the
MX84 from open-sou...@meraki.com. Another individual requested the coreboot
source code for the MX250 around the same time. We own the devices in
quesiton.

To date, Meraki have not provided the source code or provided an
explanation as to the delay in providing the source code. The last reply I
received was in January, and they have not replied to any of my follow up
requests.

As coreboot is GPL licensed software, I wanted to inform the coreboot
community that I believe Cisco Meraki are not acting in good faith and are,
in my opinion, violating the GPL by not providing the coreboot source code
upon request.

Kind regards,
Hal Martin
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