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drguildo
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Most, if not all, of your routers seem to use GPL licensed software such as the Linux kernel and BusyBox. I was wondering where I can get copies of the source code you use in these products? Thanks.
billion_fan
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drguildo wrote:Most, if not all, of your routers seem to use GPL licensed software such as the Linux kernel and BusyBox. I was wondering where I can get copies of the source code you use in these products? Thanks.
What model were you looking for??
drguildo
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billion_fan wrote:
drguildo wrote:Most, if not all, of your routers seem to use GPL licensed software such as the Linux kernel and BusyBox. I was wondering where I can get copies of the source code you use in these products? Thanks.
What model were you looking for??
I was hoping there would be a place for downloading the source code for each model, but in this instance the BiPAC 8800NL.
billion_fan
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Let me check with our engineers
drguildo
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billion_fan wrote:Let me check with our engineers
Did you get a response?
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drguildo wrote:
billion_fan wrote:Let me check with our engineers
Did you get a response?
They said they will release the source code once they have time.
Morgaine
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Post by Morgaine »

Releasing the source code is a legal requirement of the GPL, a condition which must be met otherwise the developers have no legal right to release their GPL-based firmware at all. They can no more defer releasing the source code "until they have time" than we can defer paying our taxes until we have time.

@drguildo: Did you obtain the sources that you requested?
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