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Re: [News] Linux-based Portable Media Player Contributes Back

Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:58:12 +0000, Mark Kent wrote:
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Archos Releases 604, 604 Wi-Fi Firmware Into to Open Source
>>> 
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Thanks to the fact that Archos used GPL and LGPL code in constructing
>>>| their firmware for the Archos 604 and 604 Wi-Fi devices, they're
>>>| forced to release just about the source code for said firmware
>>>| into the public domain.
>>> `----
>>> 
>>> http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/archos-releases-604-604-wifi-firmware-into-to-open-source-236804.php
>>> http://tinyurl.com/yop4g2
>>> 
>> 
>> Don't you love the language, though?  Nobody forced Archos to used GPLed
>> code, that was their own decision.  Abiding by the licence of the code
>> they've chosen to use is hardly "forcing" anyone to do anything more
>> onerous than abiding by another other typically used licence.
> 
> Archos isn't compaining they were forced, as far as I can see.

I didn't say that they were, I was commenting on the language used.

> 
>> 
>> Of course, if they don't like this, then they could replace all the
>> relevant GPLed code with proprietary, but, of course, they'd have to
>> maintain it then.
> 
> Who says *they* don't like it?
> 

That's why I said "if".

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