__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Saturday 23 September 2006 08:21 \__
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> gpl-violations.org project prevails in court case on GPL violation by
>> D-Link
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| D-Link Germany GmbH, a subsidiary of D-Link Corporation, Taiwan R.O.C.,
>>| distributed DSM-G600, a network attached storage (NAS) device which uses
>>| a
>>| Linux-based Operating System. However, this distribution was incompliant
>>| with the GNU General Public License (GPL) which covers the Linux Kernel
>>| and many other software programs used in the product.
>> `----
>>
>> http://gpl-violations.org/news/20060922-dlink-judgement_frankfurt.html
>>
>>
>> Related:
>>
>> Kernel developers' position on GPLv3
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| This document is a position statement on the GNU General Public License
>>| version 3 (in its current Draft 2 form) and its surrounding process
>>| issued by some of the Maintainers of the Linux Kernel speaking purely in
>>| their
>>| role as kernel maintainers. In no regard should any opinion expressed
>>| herein be construed to represent the views of any entities employing or
>>| being associated with any of the authors.
>> `----
>>
>> http://lwn.net/Articles/200422/
>
> GPL tested again in court, and the court confirm's its validity. I'm
> disappointed in DLINK for claiming that it was not legally binding,
> though. I think I'll avoid DLINK equipment in future.
Yes, the GPL has won in court for (at least) the third time in just a couple
of week. There's more on this in Groklaw.
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20060922134536257
Best wishes,
Roy
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