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Magnesus · 06-10-2010, 03:37 AM

Cool-er is EB600. It uses GPL applications - Linux kernel and probably several more. Polish rebranding of EB600 - eClicto - doesn't provide source code either. They are in violation of GPL and they know about it but don't do anything about it. I just decided not to buy their device because of it.
Some others - like Onyx Boox 60 - released some source code but probably not for all of GPL applications (there is no FBReader code - but it's almost certainly used in the device) and don't appear to be upgrading it [EDIT: I may be wrong, linux kernel was updated in february 2010. Maybe just nothing else changed in the GPL part of the firmware - If so, I'm sorry Onyx!].
Also Endless Ideas with Bebook Neo are in violation of GPL - they realeased rebranded version of Onyx Boox 60 but didn't provide ANY source code. Not even the kernel. They didn't even released the source code that Onyx released (I have no idea why, they could've at least provided a link to it).

06-10-2010, 03:37 AM	#2
Magnesus Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 58 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Bebook Neo	Cool-er is EB600. It uses GPL applications - Linux kernel and probably several more. Polish rebranding of EB600 - eClicto - doesn't provide source code either. They are in violation of GPL and they know about it but don't do anything about it. I just decided not to buy their device because of it. Some others - like Onyx Boox 60 - released some source code but probably not for all of GPL applications (there is no FBReader code - but it's almost certainly used in the device) and don't appear to be upgrading it [EDIT: I may be wrong, linux kernel was updated in february 2010. Maybe just nothing else changed in the GPL part of the firmware - If so, I'm sorry Onyx!]. Also Endless Ideas with Bebook Neo are in violation of GPL - they realeased rebranded version of Onyx Boox 60 but didn't provide ANY source code. Not even the kernel. They didn't even released the source code that Onyx released (I have no idea why, they could've at least provided a link to it). Last edited by Magnesus; 06-10-2010 at 03:51 AM.