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Simon Waters wrote: > The author hasn't established (as far as I can tell) that a GPL > violation is happening. > > The author had not contacted them to ask for code, there is nothing in > the GNU GPL v2 that says that you have to put code on a website for free > download, just that you have to make it available when it is requested > by people who you supplied copies to. > > The key area is what they do when requested, and in the case of a > hardware supplier like ASUS there is little incentive to try and keep > the software proprietary, since improved ASUS support means they sell > more hardware. > > Concur. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html