I think Cadillac does not make this device. It's developed for them by a parts manufacturer.
I gave one of the automotive parts manufacturers a policy for GPL compliance some years ago. Nobody ever hires me for this sort of advice without an NDA, so I can not get specific. However, I can tell you what I would recommend if a new customer asked me today: I would advise that they covenant to fulfill the source code distribution responsibility on behalf of all downstream sellers of vehicles containing the component, and any sellers of the individual component, including the vehicle manufacturer, dealer, salvage yard, and individuals involved in casual sale. I would advise that the dealer and manufacturer be informed of this covenant and be told to direct requests to the parts manufacturer. I can imagine it's easy for them to drop the ball on informing all parties of this. So, I suggest that you figure out who made the part, and ask them. Thanks Bruce Armijn Hemel <[email protected]> wrote: >On 08/17/2013 03:06 AM, Charlie Brady wrote: >> >> 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). > >I know of plenty of vendors that have boiler plate manuals/language >that >has a GPL statement, without any GPL code present in the system (there >was a thread about this on the other list a week or so ago). Besides I >think that Matt already is one or two steps further, as he tried >getting >to code by telling them "hey, there is this GPL statement here" and get > >no code. > >armijn > >-- >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [email protected] || http://www.gpl-violations.org/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
