cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/44631802

Fujitsu are motherfuckers.

What I recall from the warez scene decades past was that the latest games and apps were traded all over the place and always easy to get. But the sort of media where protectionism is the least justified (e.g. proprietary but gratis) was rare and hard to find, as it was generally less interesting.

When it comes to things like hardware drivers, these things should be more openly pirated. Would Fujitsu sue someone who pirates their hardware drivers? Unlikely, because the negative publicity would backfire and the embarrassment would cost them more.

Ironically, I cannot find the software of the OEM CD for a Fujitsu NAS.

Linux drivers generally

Targus makes an unofficial linux driver for their docking station. The driver is very much needed because the docking station embeds a graphics card that linux does not normally find. At the moment there is not much problem because Targus still distributes the driver. But what happens when they decide to stop? The Targus driver also has shitty packaging (a bash script with a blob embedded inside the script). WTF. In principle, this thing should be repackaged more properly for a distro like Debian (in a non-free repo). And it should be done before Targus decides to pull the plug on everyone.

There already is a non-free Debian repo for drivers. They have non-free licensing but the producers of them apparently permit distribution. What about drivers that need distribution without permission?

Unlikely, because the negative publicity would backfire and the embarrassment would cost them more.

companies dgaf about negative publicity anymore.... laws don't apply to them, and people keep giving them money regardless of the human rights violations, abuse, etc... in fact I'm sure they are fighting to be the most hated right now because again, it doesn't matter to them.

companies dgaf about negative publicity anymore

Since when do corprorations not care about money? We’re talking about money, which publicity affects. Can you explain in more detail how financing a lawsuit against someone who “pirates” Fujitsu’s drivers (needed to support their hardware) is good for their profits?

Anti-piracy actions normally boost profits by showing the shareholders that they are enforcing their intellectual property (publicity indeed). That does not seem to apply here -- unlikely has the effect that you seem to think it does.

If this is true, look for official sources then. They may exist.