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<title>FSFE on AVM vs Cybits: A small computer is still a computer</title>
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<h1>FSFE on AVM vs Cybits: A small computer is still a computer</h1>
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<p>Yesterday in Berlin a court hearing took place
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in a case that could set a crucial precedent for the embedded industry
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(see also <a href="/news/2011/news-20110620-01.html">"AVM violating license of the Linux
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kernel"</a>). In the lawsuit between AVM and Cybits, AVM maintained
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that others should not be allowed to modify Free Software on computers
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bought from AVM, such as the widely used Fritz!Box. At the heart of the
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debate is the Linux kernel, distributed under the GNU GPL which
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guarantees exactly this freedom to users. Free Software Foundation
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Europe (FSFE) and gpl-violations.org today published a
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<a href="/activities/avm-gpl-violation/avm-gpl-violation.html#oh-20110621"><strong>detailed report</strong></a>
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about the hearing.</p>
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<p>"Users have the right to decide for themselves which software they want
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to run on their computers. If AVM, or any other company, does not want
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to adhere to the GNU General Public License, they should not use
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GPL-licensed software," says Matthias Kirschner, FSFE's Germany
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coordinator.</p>
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<p>"AVM wants to keep and extend its monopolistic power over those devices,
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even after they have been sold. Not only does this conflict with the GNU
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GPL license of the Linux kernel, it is also anti-competitive,"
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<a href="http://laforge.gnumonks.org/weblog/2011/06/21/#20110621-avm_cybits_court_hearing"><strong>says Harald Welte</strong></a>,
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Linux kernel contributor and founder of gpl-violations.org project.</p>
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<p>The court made no decision during yesterday's hearing. The participants
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may file further written pleadings. The court may then either rule
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directly, or begin hearing evidence. FSFE and gpl-violations.org will
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continue to monitor the case and defend the freedom of software users.</p>
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