Andy, I would insist that there is no offense.
We work within the boundaries of hardware, software and market capacity. Many of the complaints and criticism comes from very unusual needs. For example, demand for source code can be categorized as unusual, wouldn't you agree? Sometimes I wonder if you ever requested a source code from Sony or Microsoft? You may have, I have no problem with it, I am just saying from pure market demand perspective, some of these requests have been unusual. So when an unusual request is made, I am not offended at all.
Our aim is to do our best possible development.
Sigh. Really? You can't just leave it as I stated above, "that we butted heads?" I was going to stay out of this thread and not even breach the subject of the latest "offense" because that was in a private message between you and me and if you wanted to address that more, private messaging would've been more appropriate. But fine, go ahead and poke me with a sharp stick and then post in here like you're mystified over why I got upset, when no one here within the open forum has any idea of what transpired. We'll go there, seeing as how you want to drag this out into the open forum away from our private messages.
What I believe to be the whole truth of the matter of the "offense" is that you saw that I'd raised my rating of the HDVR3500 on Amazon from one star to three and also edited it to be much more in your favor. You saw this and thought that you could push me into raising it even higher by implying something. As I told you in private message, my raising it to three stars was pretty generous, especially seeing as how the others reviews are horrible except one, which to me, that one looks bogus. It boggles my mind that you couldn't be gracious enough to accept my raising the review to three stars and instead of doing so, you try to push me into changing it more. I couldn't with any honesty give the HDVR3500 a higher rating, three stars is really a stretch due to the fact that most of the problems that I have had, I've fixed myself.
You called me and others blackmailers, that's offensive. If that wasn't your intent, then your message was very poorly worded. After I replied to it, you apologized. Guess what though, the damage was done and that was just the last straw for me. Post up your message and my reply to it if you want, so everyone can judge on it, I'm pretty sure what the general consensus would be. I haven't tried to extort anything out of you, I've only tried to convince you to abide by copyright laws, as you're obligated to do by law.
Unusual requests? No. I strongly and totally disagree on your opinion of my requests being unusual. When a company uses open source software in their product and then sells said product to consumers, they're obligated by law to supply the means for their customers to compile the open source software themselves, or request the means be made available and if the request is made, the supplier is obligated to comply by supplying the means to compile. Accompanying software also, in many cases. In your case, yes. I have requested just that of you, that you supply the means for end-users to compile the source code. Numerous times.The unusual aspect is on your end, not mine, unusual that you're trying to pass off open source software as your own proprietary code and are trying to totally disregard your obligations and the law.
Your stating that my requests are unusual is offensive in itself. You constantly state how many hours of work is done by you and your company on the HDVR3500, but then you give absolutely no credit or recognition at all to the huge amount of people who worked on the open source software within your receiver and the uncountable hours that they spent on it. That is offensive. There is open source software within your receiver that is intended to be freely accessible to everyone, that many people have worked countless hours on, that you are essentially claiming as your own proprietary software.
I once more officially ask that you supply the means for your end users to compile the open source software supplied within your receiver and all other software that has to be included with it by law, as specifically set forth within the terms of the GPL and GPLv2 Licenses and all others that may apply.
After you called me a blackmailer, I responded in turn by calling you a thief and stated I was done with you and now you will deal with the other developers and affiliates. This is now so, it is completely in their hands now.
Blackmail - I have asked you to provide the means for end-users to compile the open source software and any accompanying code that also must be provided that is used within your receiver, per GPL and GPLv2 licenses and other licenses that apply.
You have not.
Thief - You have taken open source software and sold it as proprietary software, with no regard for the laws binding it or the people who developed it, even after it was requested that you provide the means to compile said open source software.
As I stated before and once more in this post, I am done. I did not want to post in this forum again, but I believe that seeing as to how you want to "insist that there is no offense", I would make it clear to everyone where the offense is and what is going on, rather than just believe that I am the one who is the "bad guy"
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In your receiver is open source software that I myself have personally worked on. I have requested that you abide by the GPL and GPLv2 licenses regarding this software, but you have not and also totally disregard the hard work others have done to make this software. Offensive in the extreme this is, as is your cavalier attitude toward it. On top of all of this, you call me a blackmailer for asking you to do what you should not even have to be asked to do.
And yes, requesting the means to compile source code from Microsoft or Sony is not unusual either. I could give you many examples where they will supply the means to compile source upon request and some examples where I have done so. Especially in the case of open source software. That would be a pointless exercise in futility on my part though. I would suggest rather that you go ask them yourself what their stand is on open source software and learn something.
While you're at it, after you're done talking with Microsoft and Sony, contact Linksys and Samsung and ask them about where they stand on BusyBox. The very same BusyBox that is in your receiver. They provided the means to compile from source, after they were sued by the SFC. Those are just two examples and there are many more, but you go look them up yourself, It's not my job to educate you on how to do yours the proper way.
Linksys, Samsung and others took the stance that you have now and they found out the hard way that they shouldn't have. Maybe you will be luckier and the SFC, BusyBox, or the multiple others, will do nothing, but I wouldn't bet on it. I myself, am done with dealing with you.
we want to continue utilizing the hardware capacity and make step by steps growth. I aim to take full advantage of the hardware we are using.
