Thread: GPL violation?
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Old 03-03-2008, 12:52 PM   #72
delphidb96
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Originally Posted by Jellby View Post
At least in http://www.bookeen.com/specs/ebook-hardware.aspx they say the OS is "Embedded Linux". So either it's a GPL OS, or they are using Linux's name in vain. The absence of a mention about the source code is in itself a GPL violation, I think.
And they mention it in their Cybook User's Guide ebook. So, yes, Bookeen needs to either mention who the hardware manufacturer is and state that the manufacturer is their (Bookeen's) OEM source for the Linux, or, more properly, state both the manufacturer AND the variant of Linux used. (As well as a statement to the effect that the Linux OS is a GPL'd product.)

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