Re: Opensource locked by hardware key was Re: Corporate ownership of open source projects [LWN]

[Darius Jack]

My dear friend, software from http://approsoftware.com/ is exactly declared as Linux open software product. Unfortunately its offered as a commercial product at high charge as hardware lock key is installed to make it not to function without hardware lock key installed. I have already contacted Free Software Foundation asking for kind explanation if it objects or not to have GNU Open Source software to be commercialized by installation of hardware lock key in embedded products. Nokia Internet Tablet is one of such products and acting that way Nokia can disable some libraries, functions or proprietary/non-proprietary applications, installing hardware lock key making GNU open source software disabled without paying extra fee/charge. If this is just the case, GNU open source is no more free open source software under GNU lincense as to run it on embedded device one will have to pay unreasonable extra fee. As any Linux open source project/software is based on community past and present work commercialization of hardware lock key protected new Linux software is exactly making profit and money on community work accessed for free. Asking community to work for free to let few guys to make real money on commercialized Linux software products. So there is no instead, as the software product offered by Approsoftware.com is exactly described as open source. And demo version is for free, commercial Linux open source version is for fee. Just download and install it to see the problem. Darius Just --- On Mon, 5/5/08, Raphaël Jacquot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Raphaël Jacquot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Opensource locked by hardware key was Re: Corporate ownership of open source projects [LWN] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: maemo-developers@maemo.org, "Luca Olivetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, 5 May, 2008, 9:22 AM On Sat, 2008-05-03 at 17:22 +0000, Darius Jack wrote: > ... > sorry > (cut for clarity) > > I the meantime I was contacted and learneed that offered software > was opensource (no GNU Open Sourrce licence included). > Unfortunately software - firmware for Wifi Access Points > is offered hardware key locked > from the following web page > > http://approsoftware.com/ > > I would like to know your opinion > if opensource software (GNU Open Source licence (not included) > intended for Linux OS, > can be hardware key locked > to disable its functions. > > Acting that way, any opensource software for Linux can be > hardware key locked > and sold for fee as a commercial product > restricted access sourcees provided or not. > > Darius > you should try opensource firmwares instead, such as openwrt

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