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    XPENoobie with a noobie question

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    I've just had a "Chat" with Synology Support.

     

    This is the log of what was talked about:

     

    Nnaemeka Ogbonna
    Hello Bhups. How may I help you?

    Bhups
    Hello.
    Would it be possible to let me know of the software Xpenology is illegal and if so why would it be so.
    if you do not know, Xpenology is a port of Synology.
    Nnaemeka Ogbonna
    Please give me a moment to verify

    Thanks for the wait, it's illegal, it violates our DSM licensing policy

    Please let me know if you have any other questions

    Bhups
    Could you advise how it violates the policy
    i've been reading and Synology is licensed under GPL
    Nnaemeka Ogbonna
    when you buy a NAS, the price includes a DSM license. 
    when you install xpenology on a pc, you install it without a license. so it's illegal to use DSM without a license, just like it's illegal to use windows without one

    Bhups
    thank you for the clarification
    Nnaemeka Ogbonna
    you're welcome

     

    XPENoobie with a noobie question

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    On 10/19/2017 at 5:55 AM, Polanskiman said:

     

    Well the mere fact of using DSM on a non-Synology hardware is already a violation yet not illegal to my knowledge.

     

     

    Hello,

     

    I've tried to dig around for an answer to whether the use of Xpenology on a Non-Synology Hardware is illegal or not and cannot come to a definitive place with an answer to this question.

    https://remonpel.nl/2017/06/synology-nas-software-non-synology-hardware/ - This website quotes Synology as follows:

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    Synology: “You need to know that using XPEnology is illegal and in violation of the intellectual property of Synology and infringes its copyright. It is not allowed to install DSM on another server and this may lead to legal action.”

     

    However, I do not see anything actually from a reliable source (preferably from the company itself).

    Has anyone had any update from somewhere which actually states this to be true?

     

    Also if it was illegal, why would it be so?

     

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