Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 27 Sep 1997 11:29:02 -0700 (PDT) | From | Dean Gaudet <> | Subject | Re: Solaris 2.6 and Linux |
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You need only provide source if asked for it, and you need only point to a ftp site with the source and offer to send a CD-ROM/floppy if the ftp site is not sufficient. A label on the device containing a reference to the copyleft and a copy of the license in the manual should satisfy the rest of the requirements.
Dean
On Sat, 27 Sep 1997, Jeffrey B. Siegal wrote:
> At least for Linux/MIPS a significant fraction of the people > interested > in using it for new hardware want Linux for their embedded > systems of > various types. For the embedded market the price/performance > ratio is > very important and that's exactly the point where nothing can > outperform > Free Software. > > FSF-style Free Software (Linux included) carries an unacceptable cost > for most embedded systems: the need to distribute source. No one wants > to distribute source code for the embedded control system for every > device they manufacture and distribute (think microwave ovens, cars, > elevators, VCRs, etc.). > > Its not that its a secret, its just that its a pain in the ass. > > I discussed making an exception for this case with RMS several years > ago, and although he didn't object to it philosophically, no one was > willing to invest the necessary effort to properly draft the appropriate > language for the GPL. > > > >
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