commit: 95223aa8721ee7abdb23550362810a37bd7a8871
parent c6446aeaf9b234a492d3320524df95da69a83255
Author: Nick Brassel <nick@tzarc.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2025 06:07:24 +1100
Latest batch of license violations as per #24085. (#25023)
* Latest batch of license violations as per #24085.
* No links.
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diff --git a/docs/license_violations.md b/docs/license_violations.md
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ If you own a board from one of the following vendors already, consider asking th
| Vendor | Reason |
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Ajazz | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources. |
+| Alpaca / Apos | Selling wireless boards with "open" source code, but linking against closed-source wireless libraries. Crippled source code already unknowingly merged to QMK. |
+| Attack Shark | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources. (Clones of Ajazz?) |
| BBB Keyboard | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, attempted upstreaming crippled firmware without wireless. |
| Chosfox | Selling L75 wired/wireless boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. Raised on discord over multiple weeks without response. |
| CIDOO | Selling wired boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
+| ColorReco | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources. |
| Darmoshark | Selling wired boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
| Epomaker | Lots of historical keyboards with `via.json` but no corresponding sources. Wireless code for a small handful provided, pending core cleanup for QMK upstreaming. Most other boards have source nowhere to be seen. |
| Ergokbd (IFKB) | At least their crkbd clone ships with QMK+Vial, seemingly refuses to disclose sources despite multiple customers requesting them. |
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ If you own a board from one of the following vendors already, consider asking th
| pressplayid | Selling wired and tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided |
| qwertykeys | Selling wired and tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
| Redragon | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, attempted upstreaming crippled firmware without wireless. |
+| Riccks | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources. |
| Royal Kludge | PRs for fake boards in order to attain VIA compatibility identified. Lots of other keyboards with `via.json` but no corresponding sources, attempted upstreaming crippled firmware without wireless. Wireless code for some provided, pending core cleanup for QMK upstreaming. PRs including different manufacturer names as well. |
| Shenzhen Hangsheng | PR submissions with crippled firmware, debating with maintainers about wireless despite marketing material clearly stating tri-mode. |
| Tacworks | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK, crippled firmware already merged into QMK without wireless without QMK team realising. |
