__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Saturday 17 February 2007 10:58 \__
> 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.
>
> 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.
Some people shower their customers with gifts. Some people give back to the
developers that gave them free code, which they could simply hack,
customise, and then redistribute. It's the scientific way. Why reinvent the
wheel and pay for 'wheel invention R&D'?
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