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Joshua Penix <jpenix@binarytribe.com> writes: > On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 22:51, Fluke wrote: > > Dell is providing binary only derived works of the Linux kernel and the > > modutils package at ftp://ftp.dell.com/fixes/boot-floppy-rh9.tar.gz > > > > The GPL appears to provide four terms under section 3 that Dell may > > legally redistribute these works: > > > > - In regards to GPL 3a, Dell does *NOT* provide the source code as part of > > the tar.gz > > Stop right there. Yes they do. Mount those images and you'll find boot > disks identical to the RedHat-provided ones, except that the vmlinuz > kernel image is different. The difference is produced by applying the > 'serverworks.patch' file that is ALSO included right along with the disk > images. AIUI, they need to supply full source, not just a patch against code you get from someone else. -Doug - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.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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