https://OpenChain-Project.github.io/OpenChain-KWG/en/blog/2025/Recent content in 2025 on OpenChain KWGHugoenhttps://OpenChain-Project.github.io/OpenChain-KWG/en/blog/2025/01/13/lgpl-avm/Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://OpenChain-Project.github.io/OpenChain-KWG/en/blog/2025/01/13/lgpl-avm/<blockquote> <p>This post is based on Ars Technica&rsquo;s article <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/suing-wi-fi-router-makers-remains-a-necessary-part-of-open-source-license-law/">&ldquo;German router maker is latest company to inadvertently clarify the LGPL license&rdquo;</a>. The article covers the details of the lawsuit between AVM and Sebastian Steck and the importance of LGPL license compliance.</p> </blockquote> <h2 id="1-case-overview">1. Case Overview</h2> <p>On January 9, 2025, the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jan/09/avm-copyleft-lawsuit-resolved-with-install/">announced</a> that the lawsuit it had filed against AVM, a German network equipment manufacturer, had concluded. The core of this lawsuit concerned the rights of users specified in the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1, particularly the obligation to provide installation information.</p>