最近部門購入一台 promise ns4300n 的 nas, 因為是剛出的機器, firmware 也是第一版, 很多功能用起來覺得都不太順手,
當我看到系統訊息中清楚顯示 OS 為 embedded linux, 所以在下就直接寫信去要 採用 GPL 的 source code 啦, 結果只得到一行短短的訊息,
讓我很想直接寫信去 GPL Violation 投訴
Case Id: 45xxx
Brief Description: I bought a NAS4...
Status: Closed
Case Problem: I bought a NAS4300N last week. It's a great machine, but the functions of current firmware cannot completely satisfied me. I want to enhance some functions of NAS4300N. I found that NAS4300N uses Linux as its OS (firmware version information showed in web administration interface). According to the General Public License v2 of Free Software Fundation, I want to obtain the source code of GPL softwares used in NAS4300N. I'm not your competitor. I just want make the machine working better. Best regards,
Case Solution: Sorry, we cannot release our source code at the moment.