Issues with Open Source License Compliance in Consumer Electronics

Explore the complexities of open source license compliance in consumer electronics through this informative conference talk by Tim Bird from Sony. Delve into common practices, legal considerations, and practical recommendations for handling attribution, source code provision, and license interpretation. Gain insights into the OpenChain project, GPL v2 and v3 requirements, and potential pitfalls in license compliance. Learn about rebuilding, reinstallation, and unlockability issues, and discover strategies for effective communication, license manifests, and source availability. Enhance your understanding of open source licensing challenges and best practices in the consumer electronics industry.

Intro
Disclaimer - I am not a lawyer
Pet Peeves
Aspects of license compliance
OpenChain project
Attribution - common practice
Providing source with the product
Providing an offer for source
Providing source - duration
What must source include?
About Rebuilding
About Reinstalling
License history
Interpreting the license
License source requirements - MY VIEW
GPL v2 and GPL v3
Gotchas
Reinstallation and unlockability
Fully unlocked/unlockable
Not unlockable
What Tim recommends
Recommendations - communicate
Recommendations - license manifest
Recommendations - build and verify
Recommendation - source availability
Final statements