Non-Availability of source code to GCC-based OpenTV SDK tools

["Bradley Schatz" <bradley at tripledash dot com>]

I have been recently trying to  obtain  the source code to a GCC based
toolchain that OpenTV inc sell as a part of their Open TV API 2.1.1 SDK.
The product has been available for over a year now,  but with no source
forthcoming.
 
Phone calls to the company direct me to the Marketing department who are
aparrently organising a release of the source in July.  We have been
trying since March this year to get the source. 
 
Are any of the GCC copyright owners aware of this situation? I would
like to see this company behave a little more reasonably towards the
GPL.
 
thanks,
 
Bradley
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bradley Schatz 
Sent: 11 May 2001 12:52
To: 'pierre@opentv.com'
Cc: 'license-violation@gnu.org'; 'support@opentv.com';
'marketing@opentv.com'; Thorbjørn Vynne; Nick Ryan
Subject: Availability of source code to GNU Licensed OpenTV SDK tools


Hi Pierre
 
It is now going on two months since our request for source code to the
GNU Licensed components of the "OpenTV SDK version 2.1.1" for windows.
No action has been taken from OpenTV, Inc., no source has been provided.
I am wondering weather you are aware of your responsibilities towards
distributing a product based on GNU Copylefted source code.
 
To refresh your memory of your obligations please find the file
"copyright.txt" from the OpenTV SDK 2.1.1 product sold by your company.
The tools that you are required to distribute the source for are
documented in "readme.txt", from the same distribution. These tools are
derived from the packages gcc and make, to which the Free Software
Foundation holds copyright.
 
In the later file your customers are advised only one method for
obtaining said source code, by email form you. 
    The following files are copyright OpenTV and the Free Software
    Foundation.  See copying_fsf.txt for license information.  We will
    distribute source code for these utilities in exchange for our
copying
    cost, provided the request is received any time before three years
    after we stop distributing this software.  Contact
    pierre.willard@opentv.com <mailto:pierre.willard@opentv.com>  if you
want this.
 
I am copying this email to the copyright holders of gcc and make, as
well as your marketing and support departments, in anticipation of your
willingness to acknowledge the important contribution the free software
community has made, enabling OpenTV to present such a solid product.
 
Kind Regards,

bradley schatz

solutions architect

_ tripledash /

phone +44 020 7377 07 75

fax +44 020 7247 69 30

mobile +44 07947 58 07 18

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OpenTV, Inc.
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Phone: 1 650 429 5500
Fax: 1 650 237 0808
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Bradley Schatz 
Sent: 20 April 2001 10:24
To: 'pierre@opentv.com'
Cc: Thorbjørn Vynne
Subject: RE: gcc toolchain


Hi Pierre,
 
More than a month ago Thorbjorn wrote you regarding obtaining the source
code to the gcc toolchain. No action has been taken, nor have we heard
from M Kanumuru. I would consider this an unsatisfactory method of
obtaining the source code to IP licenced by the GNU GPL.
 
Would you mind looking into this please?
 
 
thanks,
 
Bradley Schatz
 
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Willard, Pierre [mailto:pierre@opentv.com]
Sent: 14 March 2001 16:32
To: Thorbjørn Vynne
Cc: Kanumuru, Murali
Subject: RE: gcc toolchain



I am no longer in charge of the SDK. I am forwarding your email to
Murali K. 
(CCed here). 
Regards 
Pierre W. 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Thorbjørn Vynne [ mailto:thor@tripledash.com
<mailto:thor@tripledash.com> ] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 8:10 AM 
To: pierre.willard@opentv.com 
Subject: gcc toolchain 


Dear Pierre Willard 

We are currently working with the OpenTV SDK, and would like to receive 
the source code for the entire gcc toolchain: 

best regards 

Thorbjoern Vynne 

Developers Team 
_ tripledash / 

phone    +44 020 7377 07 75 
fax      +44 020 7247 69 30 

www.tripledash.com 


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