[nas-2000] Re: restart
- From: philipp Wehrheim <flipstar@xxxxxxx>
- To: nas-2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 20:42:58 +0200
Dennis Suchomsky schrieb:
>
>> Yes, you are. Helps nothing.
>>
> maybe gpl-violations.org helps see this:
> How can I help gpl-violations.org ?
>
> Firstly by not reacting to a technical GPL violation in an extreme
> fashion. Secondly by checking the violation is indeed a violation.
thats exactly the point I think they created there on driver
for the controller cpu gpio etc etc
But if they use the kernel unchanged (in the vanilla fashon)
I guess its ok because you cant force them to put there driver
unter the glp like you cant force ati/nvidia to release
the sources ... as long as they did't build it on top of
gpl code
>
> Join the mailing lists, discuss issues there first. Be polite but firm
> when dealing with companies and remember that the goal is to ensure a
> company stops violating the GPL and does not violate it again, rather
> than to leave a smoking crater at the location of their HQ... at least
> not on the first offence.
>
> Keep records of conversations with companies. Co-ordinate with others. A
> company faced with eight different stories will find it hard to deal
> with. A company faced with a single accurate information source can
> respond better.
>
> Beware the "public shaming" bomb. It's easy to let off, but very hard to
> defuse if you made a mistake or the issue turned out to be minor and is
> rapidly resolved. In addition companies may become very defensive in
> such cases and decide to "tough it out". We want to build bridges and
> giving a company no way to avoid losing face hinders that, especially in
> certain cultures.
>
> What can I do if I encounter a GPL violation?
>
> The gpl-violations.org project keeps track of reported GPL violations in
> its internal request tracking system. If you want to report an alleged
> violation, please write to license-violation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, and
> make sure to ``enable --verbose mode'', i.e. include as much details as
> possible.
>
> taken from http://gpl-violations.org/faq/violation-faq.html
>
>>
>> Am 16.05.2007 20:19 Uhr schrieb "Julius Loman" unter <lomo@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 08:05:32PM +0200, philipp Wehrheim
>>> <flipstar@xxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>> right I think they produce the hardware as well
>>> yes, of course they do
>>> i spoke to the sales guy and he told me, they normally don't give
>>> sources except to partners.
>>>
>>> i'm just curious - linux kernel is gpl-2 license which implies that
>>> anyone who is using or extending the kernel must make the modification
>>> public. am i correct ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Julius Loman schrieb:
>>>>> On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 07:20:48PM +0200, Aurel <massman@xxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> One question: have you got any contact with raidsonic. Don't you
>>>>>> think they would be interrested in improving their NAS with the
>>>>>> open source
>>>>>> community. On the other hand we can get more info.
>>>>>> I think that we should enter in contact and try this.
>>>>>> I have the mail of the Raidsonic Product Manager if you want Flip.
>>>>> I don't think raidsonic makes this firmware. check the firmware to the
>>>>> another device posted few days ago - it's almost the same and
>>>>> completely
>>>>> another vendor and visual. I thnik the firmware creator is storlink.
>>>>>> Regards !
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Selon philipp Wehrheim <flipstar@xxxxxxx>:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://raidsonic.de/de/pages/service/driver.php
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dennis Suchomsky schrieb:
>>>>>>>>> The tinky cgi scripts are shell-script
>>>>>>>>> but the orig. cgi files used by the firmware
>>>>>>>>> are compiled C-progs.
>>>>>>>> And where are the sources?
>>>>>>>> thx&bye
>>>>>>>> Dennis
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Am 16.05.2007 um 10:42 schrieb flipstar@xxxxxxx:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>>>>>> # tinky
>>>>>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>>>>>> # new tinky layout
>>>>>>>>>>> # directory structur
>>>>>>>>>>> #
>>>>>>>>>>> /system/overlay/tinky
>>>>>>>>>>> apps
>>>>>>>>>>> data
>>>>>>>>>>> libs
>>>>>>>>>>> modules
>>>>>>>>>>> rc.d
>>>>>>>>>>> bin
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> looks good its clear what is stored in the folders.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> /system/overlay/tinky
>>>>>>>>>>> The tinky dir is for configuration
>>>>>>>>>>> files etc.
>>>>>>>>>>> - savedata.conf
>>>>>>>>>>> - tinky.conf (?)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Question:
>>>>>>>>>>> Do we want a tinky.conf (guess yes)
>>>>>>>>>>> we could give the user the possiblilty to
>>>>>>>>>>> define special variables like:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>>> USE_ENCYPTED_SWAP=yes
>>>>>>>>>>> USE_HD_CRYPT=YES
>>>>>>>>>>> USE_HD_CRYPT_KEY="/<usb-stick>/tinky.key"
>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>> Yes a tinky config would be good I think.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> just to give an example
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Note:
>>>>>>>>>>> We should really stop using seperate start and
>>>>>>>>>>> stop scripts and do it the common way with
>>>>>>>>>>> a start and a stop funktion in one file
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> 01_example.sh
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>>> start() {
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>>> stop() {
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> }
>>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> defenitly
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> /system/overlay/bin
>>>>>>>>>>> for all the installed bins
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Question:
>>>>>>>>>>> does a seperate bin dir for tinky scripts make sense
>>>>>>>>>>> to get a cleaner layout???
>>>>>>>>>> don't think so just name the scripts s.t with tinky that they
>>>>>>>>>> will be
>>>>>>>>>> easy to find
>>>>>>>>>> sorry this is all I got to say right now Im not too deep into
>>>>>>>>>> your work
>>>>>>>>>> to make more comment but Im sure I will be soon ;)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> To build a package I need to X-compile it right? Because i having
>>>>>>>>>> troubles setting up the toolchain on my gentoo box perhaps you
>>>>>>>>>> have a
>>>>>>>>>> sample toolchain for me.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Where can i find the sources for the cgi scripts the
>>>>>>>>>> webinterface is
>>>>>>>>>> using? I think there is some work needed too and i would like to
>>>>>>>>>> program
>>>>>>>>>> stuff like web interface fot ctorrent, top, netstat etc...
>>>>>>>>>> hmm ok thats it right now
>>>>>>>>>> bye
>>>>>>>>>> Dennis
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Aurel
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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