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From: Andrey Volkov <avolkov@varma-el.com>
To: legal@lists.gpl-violations.org
Cc: mattpratt@users.sourceforge.net,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	kaber@netfilter.org, gpl@busybox.net, license-violation@gnu.org,
	Corporate Yota <corporate@yota.ru>
Subject: FYI: GPL violation by Scartel/ASUS
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:57:10 +0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A4A19B6.6060705@varma-el.com> (raw)

Hello!

This mail was sent to you, since you are one of copyright holders of software
which used in ASUSTeK Computer WMVN25E2+ WiMAX Subscriber Station.

At current (2009-06-30) time ASUSTeK sells the above device through their
Russian exclusive partner "Scartel" Ltd. (trade name "Yota") with next GPL
violations:

1) They didn't give any access for customers to source codes of GPLed software,
   see (possibly not full) list below, on the ground of their
   "intellectual property" defense.

2) They sold their product without mentioning Gnu Public License (and
   without copy of GPL certainly), nor in printed version of
   "Quick Start Guide", nor in electronic version of "User Manual",
   nor in any other form.

GPLed software used in WMVN25E2+.
1) Linux kernel - 2.6.8.1
2) busybox	- 1.00
3) netfilter	- 1.2.11
4) uClibc	- unknown version (ld-uClibc is 1.7.0)
7) libstdc++-v3	- 3.4.2
8) dproxy	- unknown version

Link to device description:

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=cyzWWfwPlaYQZX5f&templete=2

Link to latest firmware image:

http://www.yota.ru/downloads/Asus_WMVN25E2_firmware_3.106a.zip

--
Kindly yours
Andrey Volkov





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