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Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:31:09 +0200 From: Kasper Sandberg <lkml@...anurb.dk> To: David Rees <drees76@...il.com> Cc: Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...izon.net>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: Possible gpl problem? On Mon, 2006-08-28 at 00:22 -0700, David Rees wrote: > On 8/27/06, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...izon.net> wrote: > > However, the lack of a freely downloadable version with no > > support certainly seems to be a GPL violation to me. It should be checked > > out IMO. > > Gene, this is not quite the right list for this discussion (have a > look at http://gpl-violations.org/) and your understanding of the GPL > is incorrect. > > Just because a company doesn't have source freely downloadable on > their website does not mean they are violating the GPL even if they > are selling GPL licensed software. Only people who buy the GPL > licensed software are entitled to a copy of the source of the binaries > they receive. as far as i understand, anyone who receieves a copy of the binary, is entitled to the source > > -Dave > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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