On Sat, 17 Aug 2013, Armijn Hemel wrote: > hello Matt, > > > I bought a Cadillac XTS with the Cue infotainment System > > (http://www.cadillac.com/cadillac-cue.html) and on the "Open Source > > Software" screen is says there is GNU GPL licensed code. I emailed Cadillac > > and was asked to call the Infotainment helpline, who said that it was > > proprietary but the dealership might have it. Needless to say the dealer has > > no idea! > > Not surprising: often people inside companies are not well informed (let alone > resellers like the car dealer). This does not mean that the company is not GPL > compliant of course. > > > Any recommendations on where to start? > > So the question is first whether or not there actually is GPL code inside. For > this you would need access to the binaries that are shipped in the car. I > guess that with an IVI unit in the car obtaining these binaries is easier said > than done since getting access to the system (serial port, network access, > sniffing OTA update from the network, etc.) is not trivial. > > After obtaining enough proof ...
I think the screen which says there is GPL code is prima facie evidence that there *is* GPL code. I would recommend skipping the "proof" step and just pursue the course of getting access to the source code (if that is the object). If the object is proving non-compliance, then that's another matter. --- Charlie
