OSLiNK GPL violation - Versionsgeschichte

Dieter: OSLiNK: source code but will not deliver instructions to built the firmware

2008-06-08T10:52:06Z

OSLiNK: source code but will not deliver instructions to built the firmware

Dieter: /* GPL Violations */ typos

2008-06-02T17:44:57Z

‎GPL Violations: typos

Dieter: no build instructions

2008-06-02T17:43:32Z

no build instructions

Dieter: typo, format

2008-06-01T19:19:06Z

typo, format

Bernd: /* OSLiNK GPL violation */

2008-06-01T19:02:48Z

‎OSLiNK GPL violation

Bernd: /* OSLiNK GPL violation */

2008-06-01T19:02:20Z

‎OSLiNK GPL violation

Dieter am 1. Juni 2008 um 15:33 Uhr

2008-06-01T15:33:54Z

Dieter: further conversation added

2008-06-01T15:24:32Z

further conversation added

Dieter: /* rrd-tools */ format

2008-06-01T15:00:11Z

‎rrd-tools: format

Dieter: rrd-tools format

2008-06-01T14:59:36Z

rrd-tools format

← Nächstältere Version		Version vom 8. Juni 2008, 10:52 Uhr
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	>>>>> Leszek Olszewski		>>>>> Leszek Olszewski
	>>>>> OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.		>>>>> OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.
		+	===OSLiNK provides the sourcecode===
		+	Leszek Olszewski <leszek.olszewski@osbridge.com> wrote on 2nd June 2008:
		+	First of all, Thank You for your email.
		+	We have provided all necessary source codes and I believe we are in full compliance with GPL now.
		+	Please see:
		+	http://www.osbridge.com/?q=en/node/91
		+	Please let me know if you have any further questions or if there's anything else we can do for you.
		+
		+	===OSLiNK will not deliver instructions to built the firmware===
		+	Leszek Olszewski <leszek.olszewski@osbridge.com> wrote on 3rd June 2008:
		+	According to formal legal advice from our legal consuel, what we have released fullfils our
		+	obligations according to the General Public License. Additionaly, it would not be possible
		+	for any third party to build firmware that can be directly uploaded onto OSBRiDGE 5GXi devices,
		+	because part of the linking, encryption and firmware file signature generation process is done
		+	on Windows based system using applications licensed on commercial terms, which prohibits
		+	the licensee (OSBRiDGE in that case) to release that application to any third party.

@@ Zeile 55: / Zeile 55: @@
 ===GPL Violations===
-* The complete source code to build the firmware is not available as download. Even though their is [http://www.osbridge.com/?q=en/node/91 some source code] to download their are no instructions how to build the firmware.
+* The complete source code to build the firmware is not available as download. Even though there is [http://www.osbridge.com/?q=en/node/91 some source code] to download there are no instructions how to build the firmware.
 * No copyright notice about GPL anywhere on their [http://www.osbridge.com website].
-* The source code is not available if you ask for it (see email
+* The complete source code is not available if you ask for it (see email
 conversation below).

@@ Zeile 55: / Zeile 55: @@
 ===GPL Violations===
-* The source code to build the firmware is not available as download.
+* The complete source code to build the firmware is not available as download. Even though their is [http://www.osbridge.com/?q=en/node/91 some source code] to download their are no instructions how to build the firmware.
 * No copyright notice about GPL anywhere on their [http://www.osbridge.com website].
 * The source code is not available if you ask for it (see email

@@ Zeile 45: / Zeile 45: @@
+  #
-−
 ====linux kernel version====
 ====linux kernel version====
-−
   # uname -a
   Linux OSBRiDGE 2.6.22.4 #134 Tue Apr 15 21:44:17 CEST 2008 mips unknown
@@ Zeile 62: / Zeile 60: @@
 conversation below).
-===support@osbride.com denied to deliver the source code===
+===support@osbridge.com denied to deliver the source code===
   Forwarded conversation
   Subject: *Is the source code to build the firmware for the Osbridge 5GXi
@@ Zeile 115: / Zeile 113: @@
   >> Dieter
   >>
-  >> Dieter Hofrichter schrieb:
+  >> Dieter Hofrichter wrote:
   >>> Dear Mr. Olszewski,
   >>>

@@ Zeile 16: / Zeile 16: @@
   Repair service E-mail: service@osbridge.com <mailto:service@osbridge.com>
-produces a WLAN bridge called [[http://www.osbridge.com/?q=en/node/68/][OSBRiDGE 5GXi]].
+produces a WLAN bridge called [http://www.osbridge.com/?q=en/node/68/ OSBRiDGE 5GXi].
 Clemens HOPFER from [http://www.funkfeuer.at FunkFeuer] found that the firmware versions 3.39, 3.50, 3.52, 3.54 and [[http://www.osbridge.com/download/OSBRiDGE_5XLi_4.01R.zip 4.01R]], as

@@ Zeile 1: / Zeile 1: @@
 ==OSLiNK GPL violation==
+ OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.
-OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.
+ ul. Jana Pawła II 6c
-ul. Jana Pawła II 6c
+-604 Chojnice
--604 Chojnice
+ Poland
 Poland
+ Phone:+48 52 396 25 00 and +48 52 395 12 75
-Phone:+48 52 396 25 00 and +48 52 395 12 75
+ Fax: +48 52 396 25 01
 Fax: +48 52 396 25 01
+ Sales E-mail:sales@osbridge.com <mailto:sales@osbridge.com>
-Sales E-mail:sales@osbridge.com <mailto:sales@osbridge.com>
+ Skype:osbridge_sales <callto:osbridge_sales>
 Skype:osbridge_sales <callto:osbridge_sales>
+ Support E-mail:support@osbridge.com <mailto:support@osbridge.com>
-Support E-mail:support@osbridge.com <mailto:support@osbridge.com>
+ Skype: osbridge_support <callto:osbridge_support>
 Skype: osbridge_support <callto:osbridge_support>
+ Repair service E-mail: service@osbridge.com <mailto:service@osbridge.com>
 Repair service E-mail: service@osbridge.com <mailto:service@osbridge.com>
-−
 produces a WLAN bridge called OSBRiDGE 5GXi.
-The firmware versions 3.39, 3.50, 3.52, 3.54 and [[http://www.osbridge.com/download/OSBRiDGE_5XLi_4.01R.zip 4.01R]], as
 binary downloadable from their [http://www.osbridge.com/?q=en/software website]
-contains busybox, rrd-tools and the linux kernel.
+contain busybox, rrd-tools and the linux kernel.
 ===Firmware version 4.01R===
@@ Zeile 53: / Zeile 53: @@
 ====rrd-tools====
-The rrd-tools as you can see at the screen shot from the web interface of the OSBRiDGE 5GXi
+The Firmware contains rrd-tools as you can see in the screen shot from the web interface of the OSBRiDGE 5GXi (look at the right border of the graphs - there you can still see the rrd-tools text)
 [[image:osbridgerrd.png|thumb|Screen shot of the OSBRiDGE web interface with rrd-tools graphs]]

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	Leszek Olszewski		Leszek Olszewski
	OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.		OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.
		+
		+	===further e-mail conversation with OSLiNK===
		+	Leszek Olszewski wrote:
		+	> Hello,
		+	>
		+	> Yes, we are still waiting for an advice from our legal counsel regarding this situation.
		+	>
		+	> As soon as we get a positive opinion from our legal counsel then we'll post the required parts of the firmware that is licensed under GPL on our web site (that is Linux Kernel, Busybox and others, if there are any).
		+	>
		+	> Regards,
		+	> Leszek Olszewski
		+	> OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.
		+	>
		+	> Dieter Hofrichter wrote:
		+	>> Dear Mr. Olszewski,
		+	>>
		+	>> three weeks passed by and I have heard no news about where I can download the sourcecode for the OSBRiDGE 5GXi.
		+	>> Is there any progress?
		+	>> Are there any doubts on your side that the firmware contains software with the GPL license and the resulting consequences?
		+	>> Why is there still no possibility to download the sourcecode?
		+	>> Why do you not mention that the firmware of the OSBRiDGE 5GXi contains software with GPL license on your webpage?
		+	>>
		+	>> Best regards from Vienna
		+	>> Dieter
		+	>>
		+	>> Dieter Hofrichter schrieb:
		+	>>> Dear Mr. Olszewski,
		+	>>>
		+	>>> thank you for your fast reply.
		+	>>>
		+	>>> If you want to verify, that your! devices use code under GPL license you have several possibilities:
		+	>>> - Ask your software provider for access to the shell and execute the commands I wrote below ("uname - a" and/or "busybox")
		+	>>> - go to the webinterface of an OSBRiDGE 5GXi, login as admin and look at the network graphs on the bottom of the page. You will find on the right edge "RRDTOOL / TOBI OETIKER" -> and on http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/license.en.html you can find the license of rrd-tools.
		+	>>>
		+	>>> Thank you again for your cooperation. We are looking forward to see the sourcecode of the OSBRiDGE 5GXi soon on your web site.
		+	>>>
		+	>>> Best regards from Vienna
		+	>>> Dieter Hofrichter
		+	>>>
		+	>>> Leszek Olszewski wrote:
		+	>>>> Hello,
		+	>>>>
		+	>>>> Thank You for the notification. We actually use a 3rd party company to provide the software for us and as a rule that software should not contain any code under GPL license if we are not notified about that fact upfront. We have not been notified about that in this case. If you could provide me information on how we can verify this fact ourselves then that'd be really great.
		+	>>>>
		+	>>>> In any way, we'll seek our legal counsel advice on this situation and if there's no word against it, we'll get all relevant source code released and posted on our web site within next couple of days in order to fully comply with the license terms.
		+	>>>>
		+	>>>> Once again, Thank You for the notification.
		+	>>>>
		+	>>>> Regards,
		+	>>>> Leszek Olszewski
		+	>>>> OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.
		+	>>>>
		+	>>>> Dieter Hofrichter wrote:
		+	>>>>> OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.
		+	>>>>> ul. Jana PawÄšďż˝a II 6c
		+	>>>>> 89-604 Chojnice
		+	>>>>> Poland
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Phone:+48 52 396 25 00 and +48 52 395 12 75
		+	>>>>> Fax: +48 52 396 25 01
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Sales E-mail:sales@osbridge.com <mailto:sales@osbridge.com>
		+	>>>>> Skype:osbridge_sales <callto:osbridge_sales>
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Support E-mail:support@osbridge.com <mailto:support@osbridge.com>
		+	>>>>> Skype: osbridge_support <callto:osbridge_support>
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Repair service E-mail: service@osbridge.com <mailto:service@osbridge.com>
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> produces a WLAN bridge called OSBRiDGE 5GXi.
		+	>>>>> The latest firmware version as of April 20th 2008 is version 4.01R, as binary downloadable from their webpage at http://www.osbridge.com/download/OSBRiDGE_5XLi_4.01R.zip
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> This firmware contains busybox:
		+	>>>>> # busybox
		+	>>>>> BusyBox v1.01 (2008.04.14-09:29+0000) multi-call binary
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Usage: busybox [function] [arguments]...
		+	>>>>> or: [function] [arguments]...
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> BusyBox is a multi-call binary that combines many common Unix
		+	>>>>> utilities into a single executable. Most people will create a
		+	>>>>> link to busybox for each function they wish to use and BusyBox
		+	>>>>> will act like whatever it was invoked as!
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Currently defined functions:
		+	>>>>> [, ash, basename, bunzip2, busybox, bzcat, cat, chmod, cp, cut,
		+	>>>>> date, df, echo, expr, getty, grep, head, ifconfig, init, insmod,
		+	>>>>> ip, kill, killall, linuxrc, logger, ls, lsmod, mkdir, mount, ping,
		+	>>>>> printf, ps, rdate, reboot, rm, rmmod, route, sh, sleep, syslogd,
		+	>>>>> tail, test, touch, tr, traceroute, udhcpc, uname, uptime, vconfig,
		+	>>>>> wget
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> #
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> and the linux kernel
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> # uname -a
		+	>>>>> Linux OSBRiDGE 2.6.22.4 #134 Tue Apr 15 21:44:17 CEST 2008 mips unknown
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> but the source code to build the firmware is not available as download. I could not find any copyright notice about GPL anywhere on there webpage.
		+	>>>>> I asked via email to support@osbride.com for the source code but got the answer, that the source code is not distributed (see attached email conversation).
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> If you need any further information please don't hesitate to contact me.
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Best regards from Vienna
		+	>>>>> Dieter
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Forwarded conversation
		+	>>>>> Subject: Is the source code to build the firmware for the Osbridge 5GXi available?
		+	>>>>> ------------------------
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> From: Dieter Hofrichter <dieter.hofrichter@gmail.com>
		+	>>>>> Date: Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 3:34 PM
		+	>>>>> To: support@osbridge.com
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Dear OSBRiDGE support,
		+	>>>>> is the source code to build the firmware for the Osbridge 5GXi available?
		+	>>>>> Where can I download it?
		+	>>>>> Best regards
		+	>>>>> Dieter
		+	>>>>> ----------
		+	>>>>> From: Leszek Olszewski <leszek.olszewski@osbridge.com>
		+	>>>>> Date: Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 9:09 PM
		+	>>>>> To: Dieter Hofrichter <dieter.hofrichter@gmail.com>
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Hello,
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> We do not provide source code for the firmware.
		+	>>>>>
		+	>>>>> Regards,
		+	>>>>> Leszek Olszewski
		+	>>>>> OSLiNK Sp. z o.o.