OK, so Qnap are merely responsible for providing the Linux sources. Responsible companies (such as Dlink, Linksys, etc) have GPL download pages on their websites (e.g. http://tinyurl.com/kf3sm. I don't see Qnap's - does the documentation mention the GPL? Offer the sourcecode? If not they seem to be in pretty clear breach.
On the other hand Progressive are responsible for the Slimserver portion, and mplayer. I took a look at their site (which seems to be down) but was able to locate their update directory (http://www.progressiveav.com/qnap/updates/) which is to be used for updates to the installed slimserver/plugins. I'm assuming (as this is running on Linux) that they're just running straight perl, in this case there _is_ no binary and so they are implicitly distributing source. Most likely OK, although there are parts of a slimserver distro (such as the firmware) which Slim Devices maintain control over. I haven't verified whether those are included in these packages but I assume they are (how else to upgrade player firmware?). Have SD given permission for this distribution? Mplayer's not OK though - I see binaries but no source. I'd be interested in any input from the companies in question (I know at least some have representation on these forums). -- radish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20233 _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
