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Getting GPLv2 Compliance From A Chinese Company- In Person!

Naomi Wu · 625K views · 2021-08-26 · 11:30

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Naomi Wu visits the Shenzhen offices of smartphone maker UMIDIGI in person to get them to release source code they owed under the GPLv2, and they comply.

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Held up as a rare success story of GPL enforcement against a Chinese hardware company, and admired for the effort.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2021–2024

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Hackbraten · 2023-06 · Strong recommendation

A Chinese YouTuber has traveled to a company who wouldn’t take the GPL seriously [0]. I wish more people had the nerve to do that instead of letting it slide. [0]: [VIDEO]

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follower · 2023-03 · Recommendation

While I have briefly been to China I cannot claim particularly deep knowledge about Chinese culture, customs & values and thus prefer to turn to people with more knowledge & experience, such as a local: Based on this video by Naomi Wu (a.k.a RealSexyCyborg), it's certainly been possible to convince at least one Chinese company to fulfil its obligations under the GPL: * "Getting GPLv2 Compliance From A Chinese Company- In Person!": < [VIDEO] > Content Advisory: If you are an employee of YouTube.com the above video may be considered NSFW. (If your own cultural context means you feel compelled to comment on how Naomi chooses to present herself to the world, feel free to watch this explanatory video she has generously provided for your benefit: "Why Do I Look Like...This? The SexyCyborg Origin Story" < [LINK] >.)

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BostonEnginerd · 2021-12 · Recommendation

I saw the original video on the Twitters, but didn't check out the followup until now. I'm thrilled that her visit worked and that the files were posted! [VIDEO]

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