linux-kernel - Re: scsi target, likely GPL violation

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Date:	Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:57:14 -0600
From:	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>
To:	Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>
CC:	Andy Grover <agrover@...hat.com>,
	"Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>,
	target-devel <target-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Marc Fleischmann <mwf@...ingtidesystems.com>,
	Nicholas Bellinger <nab@...ingtidesystems.com>
Subject: Re: scsi target, likely GPL violation

On 11/07/2012 07:02 PM, Jon Mason wrote:
> I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but if
> I understand the GPL correctly, RTS only needs to provide the relevant
> source to their customers upon request.

Not quite.

Assuming the GPL applies, and that they have modified the code, then 
they must either:

1) include the source with the distributed binary

or

2) include with the binary an offer to provide the source to *any* third 
party

Chris
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