Why doesn't VIZIO just comply?

Posted Jan 11, 2026 9:22 UTC (Sun) by cpitrat (subscriber, #116459)
In reply to: Why doesn't VIZIO just comply? by felixfix
Parent article: SFC v. VIZIO: who can enforce the GPL?

No, this sounds unlikely. The article explicitly says that the SFC continued to purchase new hardware to see if the situation evolved. I think they would have been happy with a "we don't manage to provide sources for the 2022 appliance but here are the complete sources for the 2025 one".

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Why doesn't VIZIO just comply?

Posted Jan 14, 2026 20:12 UTC (Wed) by IanKelling (subscriber, #89418) [Link] (1 responses)

> I think they would have been happy with a "we don't manage to provide sources for the 2022 appliance but here are the complete sources for the 2025 one".

They, as in, SFC? You are mistaken.

Why doesn't VIZIO just comply?

Posted Jan 14, 2026 20:36 UTC (Wed) by felixfix (subscriber, #242) [Link]

Not necessarily. Apologies, sincere mea culpas, and concrete steps to prevent further missteps go a long way towards defusing anger. Courts have been known to take that into account. And in a practical sense, accepting such steps encourages more cooperation in future cases, while being a shrill absolutist wins no favors and only encourages desperate and vindictive resistance from future transgressors.

One need only look at the difference in combat zones or current ICE ventures to see it play out in real life.