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Is Linksys Violating The GPL?

Posted by timothy on from the could-just-be-a-glitch dept.

jap writes "According to this post on LKML, Linksys is shipping firmware for (at least their) 802.11g access-points based on Linux - without any sourcecode available or mentioning of it on their site. This could be interesting: it might provide the possibility of building an ueber-cool accesspoint firmware with IPsec and native ipv6 support etc etc, using this information!"

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  1. An (in)appropriate response by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Linksys do something cool with Linux and contribute it to the community, and all some of the zealots can do is whine about GPL technicalities?! Typical... haven't you ever heard of gratitude?

  2. 1997 called by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    they want your website back.

    oh, and use the bsd license, fucktard.

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  3. HOLY SHIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    How does anybody around you put up with the racket of you tooting your own horn nonstop?

  4. Re:and what would that acomplish? by j-pimp · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Its more for the performance and reputation than IOS. Not that IOS isn't great for configuring routers as opposed to the duck tape and metal scraps approach of Unix, but the real issue is hardware performance.

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