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Re: Update: My current intentRe: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches

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On Sun, Feb 05, 2017 at 11:54:35AM -0500, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> I am the OP, I want to thank everyone for their comments.
> 
> I think I've decided to buy an inexpensive router instead of a switch, and, in 
> fact, I think I'll go with a Ubiquiti ER-X 256MB Storage 5 Gigabit RJ45 ports.  
> My reasoning includes considering these points:
> 
>    * There is at least a question about a GPL issue / violation.  IIUC, this 
> has to do with a program named uboot, for which, at least at one time, 
> Ubiquiti may not have provided the modified source code.  The references that I 
> could find online dated from 2012 through about 2015 (668 days from yesterday 
> ;-), and it seems that Ubiquiti, at least, seems to think they are now in 
> compliance.  (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9331512)

uboot is similar to grub or lilo.

If you read carefully, you'll discover that LibertyBSD's
complaints have not been addressed: Ubiquiti will ship you
some source code, but not what's needed to build a booting
system of your own.


>    * The device amounts to a small Linux (in fact, Debian) based box, with, 

It's based on Debian 6, and modified in ways which prevent you
from upgrading further - at least the kernel and boot system.

-dsr-

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Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-02-02 17:30 +0100
  Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-02-02 18:00 +0100
  Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2017-02-03 21:30 +0100
    Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-02-04 11:00 +0100
      Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> - 2017-02-04 11:50 +0100
        Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-02-05 11:10 +0100
          Update: My current intentRe: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-02-05 18:00 +0100
            Re: Update: My current intentRe: Advice / recommendations on  Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-02-05 19:10 +0100
              Re: Update: My current intentRe: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-02-06 21:00 +0100
            Re: Update: My current intentRe: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-02-06 16:00 +0100
            Re: Update: My current intentRe: Advice / recommendations on  Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-02-06 17:00 +0100
              Re: Update: My current intentRe: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-02-06 20:20 +0100
    Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-02-05 19:40 +0100
  Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-02-04 15:50 +0100
    Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches rhkramer@gmail.com - 2017-02-04 17:40 +0100
  Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-02-04 16:40 +0100
    Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2017-02-04 17:10 +0100
      Re: Advice / recommendations on Inexpensive Managed Ethernet Switches solitone <solitone@mail.com> - 2017-02-04 17:50 +0100

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