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Originally Posted by DocTauri
macEarl, I'd be curious to hear what your letter said...
Doc
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Not sure if you mean coming or going, so here's what I have.
I attached an email exchange on the issue, and sent this up the chain:
Please note that per the attached email printout, references to web sites for the GNU GPL are not acceptable treatment of GNU GPL distribution, per the Free Software Foundation. Furthermore, even if I am somehow in error on this point, the web references in question have problems:
1. The GPL is not mentioned at all in the Customer Agreement on directv.com
2. The GPL is not found directly at www.gnu.orga. User would have to look for it
b. User is not told to look for the GPL and therefore, may not know how to find his rights online with respect to this matter
3. At least one of the HR20 software components, uClibc, is not a GPL’d component, it is an LGPL’d component
I’m sure that you are concerned with Directv’s adherence to licensed software. Would you be so kind as to inform me as to how you or your office intends to resolve this issue?
The envelope I received contained only the GPL itself. I'm ok with that if I can ascertain that it's part of a larger mailing - I don't expect time/money spent talking to me, per se, just so we can all rest that the matter's addressed.
hth!