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"gewg_" writes:

from the learning-how-to-do-GPL-properly dept.

Liliputing reports [liliputing.com]

Chinese chip maker Allwinner has joined the Linux Foundation [linuxfoundation.org] as part of an effort to improve its relationship with the open source community.

While you can run Ubuntu and other Linux-based software on many tablets and TV boxes with Allwinner chips, the company has a history of violating GPL by failing to make source code available.

The company's involvement with the Linux Foundation could help change that. Maybe.

A few years ago developers discovered they could get Ubuntu and other Linux-based software to run on devices like the Mele A1000 [liliputing.com] and Rikomagic MK802 [liliputing.com], which helped make these mini PCs popular with folks looking for more than a simple TV box.

There's even a Sunxi Linux community dedicated to developing open source software for products with Allwinner processors. But the community has called out Allwinner for numerous GPL violations [linux-sunxi.org].

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