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The FSF is contending that code it hold copyright to is found in the Linksys models EFG120, EFG250, [[NAS200]], SPA400, [[WAG300N]], WAP4400N, WIP300, WMA11B, [[WRT54GL]], WRV200, WRV54G, and WVC54GC, and in the program [[Quick-VPN]].<ref>http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2232509/cisco-sued-fsf-gpl-violation</ref> |
The FSF is contending that code it hold copyright to is found in the Linksys models EFG120, EFG250, [[NAS200]], SPA400, [[WAG300N]], WAP4400N, WIP300, WMA11B, [[WRT54GL]], WRV200, [[WRV54G]], and WVC54GC, and in the program [[Quick-VPN]].<ref>http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2232509/cisco-sued-fsf-gpl-violation</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:27, 14 December 2008
FSF vs. Cisco is a lawsuit initiated by the Free Software Foundation against Cisco Systems on December 11, 2008 in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York.[1] The FSF claims that various products sold under the Linksys brand by Cisco have violated the licensing terms of many programs on which FSF holds copyright, including GCC, binutils, and the GNU C Library. Most of these programs are licensed under GPL, and a few are under the LGPL.[2] The Software Freedom Law Center is acting as the FSF's law firm in the case.[3] The foundation has asked the court to enjoin Cisco from further distributing Linksys firmware that contains FSF copyrighted code, and also asked for all profits that Cisco received "from its unlawful acts."[4] Cisco has stated that they are reviewing the issues in the suit, but they believe to be "substantially in compliance".[5]
The FSF is contending that code it hold copyright to is found in the Linksys models EFG120, EFG250, NAS200, SPA400, WAG300N, WAP4400N, WIP300, WMA11B, WRT54GL, WRV200, WRV54G, and WVC54GC, and in the program Quick-VPN.[6]
References
- ^ "Free Software Foundation Files Suit Against Cisco For GPL Violations" (Press release). Free Software Foundation. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ Full Complaint
- ^ "SFLC Files Lawsuit against Cisco on Behalf of the FSF" (Press release). Software Freedom Law Center. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
- ^ McDougall, Paul (2008-12-11). "Free Software Group Sues Cisco For Open Source Violations". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ Schofield, Jack (2008-12-11). "FSF sues Cisco over Linksys open source code". The Guardian Technology Blog. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/news/2232509/cisco-sued-fsf-gpl-violation
Further reading
- Leung, Linda (2008-12-11). "Cisco sued by Free Software Foundation for copyright infringement". Network World. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- Paul, Ryan (2008-12-11). "Free Software Foundation lawsuit against Cisco a first". Arstechnica. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- Asay, Matt (2008-12-12). "Cisco discovers the FSF wasn't joking". CNET News. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- Blankenhorn, Dana (2008-12-12). "Free Software Foundation calls Cisco a leech, in court". ZDNet News & Blogs. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
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