Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
SFLC files another GPL enforcement suit on behalf of BusyBox
The SFLC continues to enforce the GPL on behalf of the BusyBox developers, this time against Extreme Networks. As usual, a lawsuit is filed after trying to work with the defendants to remedy the situation first.
The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) today announced that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Extreme Networks, Inc. on behalf of its clients, two principal developers of BusyBox, alleging violation of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
“We attempted to negotiate with Extreme Networks, but they ultimately ignored us,” said Aaron Williamson, SFLC Counsel. “Like too many other companies we have contacted, they treated GPL compliance as an afterthought. That is not acceptable to us or our clients.”
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July 24th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Scott said:
The statements from Aaron Williamson are simply not true as he is just posturing.
I happen to be in the right place at the right time to observe how this particular issue went down.
SFLC was responded to quickly every time they asked for something. SFLC put NO effort into working with Extreme to resolve anything. They simply went straight to the point about money.
End of story…
July 29th, 2008 at 3:07 am
Timo Juhani Lindfors said:
Scott, we bought a switch from 2006 and I have since then tried to ask for the sources via snail mail, email and calling the Extreme Network support unsuccessfully. If you work for Extreme Networks do you know any way I could get the sources?