commit: df8cdde7823c9b4fc60d4c23959d22ac07dda122
parent a6a0dc803908a426c331b698acab663a900c2b10
Author: QMK Bot <hello@qmk.fm>
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:33:27 +0000
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into develop
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/license_violations.md b/docs/license_violations.md
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ If you own a board from one of the following vendors already, consider asking th
| Vendor | Reason |
|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| BBB Keyboard | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, attempted upstreaming crippled firmware without wireless. |
-| Chillkey | |
| CIDOO | Selling wired boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
| 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. |
| iLovBee | Official 30-day copyright source code request issued Sep 11 2024 due to deception on PR, no response received. Ambiguity on PRs -- marketing says wireless, PR author said wired-only, then included wireless code anyway. Seemingly intentionally deceptive. |
| KiiBOOM | Seems to use the same OEM as Epomaker, same problems. |
+| kprepublic | Makes no attempt to release source code, all boards in QMK are reverse-engineered, created, and supported by the community. New board variants magically appear without telling customers they're incompatible with existing QMK versions, in some cases bricking boards or requiring ISP flashing. |
| Luminkey | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
| Meletrix | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
| mmd / Smartmmd / i-game.tech | Ambiguity on PRs -- marketing says wireless, PR author said wired-only, then included wireless code anyway. Seemingly intentionally deceptive. |
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ If you own a board from one of the following vendors already, consider asking th
| Redragon | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, attempted upstreaming crippled firmware without wireless. |
| 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. |
-| Shortcut Studio | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
| Tacworks | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK, crippled firmware already merged into QMK without wireless without QMK team realising. |
| TKD / Vertex | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, attempted upstreaming crippled firmware without wireless. |
| WOBKEY | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, attempted upstreaming crippled firmware without wireless. |
| Weikav | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
| Womier | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, attempted upstreaming crippled firmware without wireless. |
| Wuque Studio | Selling wired and tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
+| XVX | Ambiguity on PRs -- marketing says wireless, PR author said wired-only. Seemingly intentionally deceptive. |
| Zuoya | Selling tri-mode boards based on QMK without sources, just `via.json` provided. |
::: danger Violations
