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@tracerrx wrote: @sozoridge, I believe they are only required to provide the source code if they have made modifications (i'm assuming they have not).  However I belive you are correct in they fact they should be acknowledging thier use of GPL software.  Hughes should have something similar to this link.  Here's another link to apples GPL page. No, it does not matter if it is modified or not.  But compliance is quite trivial in that case, such as the two examples that you provided.  Section 3 of the license covers this issue, here is public Q/A on the subject for clarification:   https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/5106/can-i-distribute-unmodified-gplv2-binaries-without-the-source-code ... View more

It piques the curiosity to why the responders of this thread have such a vested interest.   Why I want the Linux source is irrelevant, it is my legal right, along with every other person that has received one of these modems, and requires no explanation.  Whether it is running on one PCB or another is irrelevant.  The 3 year old quoted thread regarding a different modem is irrelevant.  That you all have any opinion on this is irrelevant.  The fact that these forums had one other user that asked similar questions is irrelevant.   Unless you are in Hughesnet employ and have the authority to decline and fullfill my request, you have no need to respond to this thread, except seemingly to promote a disinformation agenda, which is telling in itself to what Hughesnet encourages/desires from you. ... View more

@MarkJFine wrote: I just read your post three times. You were non-specific and implied you wanted all of the source. Nice reclama, keep peddling backwards. Thank you for being so invested in this thread, that you read my post three times.  Language is an art; one specifically meant to convey an intended meaning to the viewer.  I'll conceed that I failed to provide you with an understanding of what was written.  But, then you were not my target audience. ... View more

@MarkJFine, no confusion, except on your part.  I'm asking for the LInux source code and any other GPL software that is running on the router.  I'm not asking for any application or non GPL software that is running ontop of it. ... View more

@Liz, @Amanda, please forward my request to the appropriate party.   To the other commentors, I don't know what Hughesnet provides you all to add such pointless noise in an attempt to spin the focus of a thread, but its mildly annoying, and in this case they are rather uninformed responses.  Or if I give you the benefit of the doubt, and your statements indicate a deeper knowledge that you have, that the modem itself is running on Linux, then that is of great interest as well.   But in attempt to help you understand. Your quotes of "software used in the modem" and "modem firmware" is misleading - No, it is not the modem software/firmware in question, but rather the software used in the router, which is distinct and separate.  The HT2000w has two pcb boards - one for the modem, one for the router.  The router comes from Arcadyan, as can be found in the eff-cee-cee filing for the wireless router.   As should be obvious, requesting access to the source code does not construe an intent to modify the unit.  And no, there are no special exceptions that allow a company to distribute Linux without providing access to the source code; Linux has no dual licensing.  So as much as you all want to step up and somehow, in your perception, "protect" Hughesnet for whatever misguided reasons, in this case your statements add no value to this thread. ... View more