novero / novero automotive (www.novero.com) builds a range of handsfree
car gateways which are used in many Volkswagen-group cars, for example
VW, Skoda, Seat, Bentley.
An example product is the Novero HT-5, which offsets bluetooth
connectivity, 3G, A2DP streaming, WiFi car integration. Usually these
products come integrated into a car, but they can be bought as a
retrofit part, too.
At least the HT-4 and HT-5 run U-Boot, Linux, Busybox and many other
GPL-licensed software. This can be easily found by attaching to a serial
port, which is available as test points on the board.
I was unable to find
- a GPL license in the owner's manual (but then again, I bought the car
second hand, so the previous owner may have just lost it)
- a written offer for the source code.
No software (neither binaries nor sourcecode) is available for download
on the manufacturers website. I tried to contact them with a website
form, but got no response.
What would be the right path to request a copy of the source code? Would
it be the car manufacturer (Volkswagen), the car dealer, or Novero itself?
Thanks,
Felix
