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How Ubiquiti Networks Is Creatively Violating the GPL

Posted by Soulskill on from the violating-it-in-the-normal-way-is-passe dept.

New submitter futuristicrabbit writes: Networking company Ubiquiti Networks violates the GPL, but not in the way you'd expect. Not only did the kernel shipped in their router firmware not correspond to the sources given, but their failure to provide the source led to a vulnerability they created being unpatched long after its disclosure. They're maintaining the appearance of compliance without actually complying with the GPL.

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  1. Re:It's rape Jim, but not as we know it by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    It can't be rape; the router has ways of shutting itself down when that happens.

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