There are several licenses compatible with GPLv2, for example BSD 2-clause or LGPLv2. But I'm not a lawyer, I can't give you legal advice - I'm just a hacker, and I care that commercial entities like you respect the MPD license. I'm disappointed by your behavior so far, because you already violated the GPL (and my copyright).
I already told you twice that your MPD source doesn't match your binary. The rules of the GPL mandate that you must provide the matching source code for all binaries you distribute. If you can't follow those rules, then your license is terminated automatically, making your product illegal. Now I could tell you how I verified the mismatch, but then you'd change that one piece in the source, and we're going to play endless whack-a-mole where I can only lose. That's a poor way of solving something that is naturally only your problem. So no, sorry, I can't let you know right now. It's your turn, not mine. You need to resolve your copyright problem. I am the victim, not the defendant. On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 1:55 AM, Aurender <supp...@aurender.com> wrote: > __________________________________ > Type your response ABOVE THIS LINE to reply > ------------------------------ > *Max Kellermann* > *Subject:* Request for GPL source code of your Aurender A10 product > ------------------------------ > DEC 22, 2017 | 09:55AM KST > *Eric Shim* replied: > > Hello Max, > > About the copyright, can we use other than GLPv2 even it is linked with > GPLv2 binaries? > > Also, about MPD source, since you asked about libwimp alone in your last > email, I assumed mpd source was ok. > I am not sure how you decide it is same source or not, but it is the > source code we used. > We changed the internal version on configure.ac and we found the source > with that version. > > Can you let me know how you decide the source matched with binary? > Best regards, > Eric Shim > ------------------------------ > DEC 22, 2017 | 09:37AM KST > * Max * replied: > Thanks so far, Eric. > Your tarball does not contain any copyright/licensing information.Can I > assume that your wimp source code is licensed under GPLv2+, just like MPD? > When will you get me the source code of the MPD binary in your firmware? As > I said, the code you sent me does not match. > ------------------------------ > DEC 22, 2017 | 09:19AM KST > *Eric Shim* replied: > > Hello Max, > > As I explained, we just changed the key part from the libwimp.so.1 source. > Anyway, I attached the unchanged code. > Best regards, > Eric Shim > ------------------------------ > DEC 22, 2017 | 09:19AM KST > * Mail * > ** 주소를 찾을 수 없음 ** > > ad...@aurender.com 주소를 찾을 수 없거나 해당 주소에서 메일을 받을 수 없어 메일이 전송되지 않았습니다. > > 여기에서 자세히 알아보기: https://support.google.com/mail/?p=NoSuchUser > > 응답은 다음과 같습니다. > > 550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist. Please > try double-checking the recipient's email address for typos or unnecessary > spaces. Learn more at https://support.google.com/mail/?p=NoSuchUser > bg10sor8178944plb.54 - gsmtp > ------------------------------ > DEC 21, 2017 | 07:22AM KST > * Max * replied: > Eric, have your engineers been able to find the GPL-compatible source code > of "libwimp.so.1"? > > Please don't understimate the severity of your situation. The core of your > product is my software, and it appears that you have been selling it for > years without my permission. > ------------------------------ > DEC 18, 2017 | 05:58PM KST > * Max * replied: > It is trivial to see that source on your website does not match the binary > on my Aurender box. I insist that you send me the matching source code of > that very binary. > > Let's see if your engineers are able to provide the source code of > libwimp.so.1 with a free license. If not, we'll have serious problems. > ------------------------------ > DEC 18, 2017 | 05:35PM KST > *ericshim...@aurender.com <ericshim%2...@aurender.com>* replied: > > Hello Max Kellermann > > First of all thank you for choosing Aurender. > For the MPD source, you can find it from our website download section. > http://www.aurender.com/page/download > You can find GPL code center link in the page. > > About other source, I will forward this information to our engineers. > ------------------------------ > DEC 17, 2017 | 10:15PM KST > Original message > * Max * wrote: > > Dead sir or madam, > > I have an Aurender A10, and it was shipped with a file "local.tar.gz", > SHA-256 > 32413ec552b27e6d868ced17c7de2423cfd6eeb2b21f72b31196bb9c2e0e5425 > > This file contains a copy of a software of which I own the copyright, that > is "bin/mpd", SHA-256 > 83f46f0eefd78e9cf6afa56d4065688806a73e486a4ffb5b008bbbe72ed3e382 > > This software has been linked with a library called "lib/libwimp.so.1" > which is also contained in your USB stick, SHA-256 > 1f9b9a2fd3c06a2e920e0057bc6b5aa43216d1d898e16c9b5df61f1e22cc42c6 > > However, what I could not find is a written offer to provide the source > code of these binaries. Please note that this is required > according to the terms of the GPLv2 section 3. Which means that your > product violates my copyright. > > I assume that not complying part of the GPLv2 was an oversight, and I can > easily forgive that. > > What do I insist is that you provide the full source code of both the "mpd" > binary and the file "libwimp.so.1". > > Note that failure to provide the full source code of both files constitutes > a serious copyright violation. Additionally, it will terminate your > license according to GPLv2 section 4, rendering all of your products > containing my copyrighted software illegal. > > I expect to receive the full source code and full GPL compliance within two > seeks, that is until December 31st 2017. > > Regards, > Max Kellermann > ------------------------------ > This message was sent to max.kellerm...@gmail.com in reference to Case #: > 10707. > Follow this link to view the status of your case and add additional > comments: > http://aurender.desk.com/customer/portal/private/cases/10707 > > **Important Note on Email Sent to Multiple Recipients* > If you send or reply to a message with multiple recipients, any responses > to the thread may show up as part of the case history, even if those > exchanges aren't directed to you. In essence, the owner of the original > message also owns all communication associated with that case, regardless > of who the subsequent senders and recipients are. 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