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Originally Posted by DHer
well, check out http://gpl-violations.org/faq/sourcecode-faq.html
I guess this translates into a GPL violation in case they offer no software to flash the iliad.
I really hope (for them) that there will be a flash utility, so i'll be the only one who had to pay for this basic service. But, at the moment, a running iliad in the hand is better then a GPL violation on the roof. (Or what's the right way to express this?)
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Thats why someone came up with LGPL. But if you decide to use a Linux system and modify it you acknowledge the GPL. They could have choosen another OS, i think there are other options.
But does another OS come to your mind (except BSDs) that runs on such a broad collection of different hardware?
the next paragraph is more interesting i think.
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Sometimes, the process of installation is not facilitated by scripts, but by some other means (such as executable programs). The GPL text only mentions the word "scripts". But when reading and interpreting the license, it is clearly understood that the license doesn't specifically only mean "scripts", but any kind of software programs that are required to install a (modified) version of the compiled program.
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