On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 9:10 AM, <prfl...@gmail.com> wrote: > My two cents: > Stop asking for fixing and start doing the legal stuff (sue for example) > They have 4 years to fix, they do nothing. > they release non functional patches, and they not release the code correctly. > They reply to simpleness and notes in a attempt to avoid or deviate the issue. > > You have 2 options: > 1) start doing legal actions
The issue is that a copyright holder must start this action, i.e. someone who's code is affected by their actions. >From what I've read, most of the GPL enforcement lawsuits have been of the "no source" variety and involved busybox as the authors of that software are small in number and are interested in pursuing GPL enforcement. (This is why there's now a competitor called "toolbox": companies were sick of being sued over busybox.) I do not believe that anyone has successfully pursued GPL enforcement over Linux itself, however I'd love to be corrected. The fact that the kernel tree is essentially the full source with a couple of blobs will also complicate things: Allwinner is likely to "comply" by releasing code without the blobs and associated functionality as that's easier. Luc's definitive proof in the original post is a good starting point, however it requires that ffmpeg and On2 / Google sue and is only one file of many. (I've also seen instances like this "resolved" by the company releasing new blobs that don't have the proof people saw, i.e. all symbols renamed, code minimally obfuscated, etc.) Legal action is likely to end up being an uphill battle regardless of which avenue is pursued. Personally I'm exceptionally disappointed that Linaro has let them anywhere near their table with these GPL violations unresolved. (However Linaro's track record isn't the best.) > 2) keep play nice an 'spect they overabusse that to keep another 4 years > unpunnished (no pun intended) violating (l)gpl and releasing non functinal > code like now. Apart from raising awareness and talking to Allwinner, we don't have a lot of realistic options. Thanks, -- Julian Calaby Email: julian.cal...@gmail.com Profile: http://www.google.com/profiles/julian.calaby/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "linux-sunxi" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to linux-sunxi+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
