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On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 02:29:50PM +0200, Emmanuel Fleury wrote: > Arjan van de Ven wrote: [...] > > they don't do a) > > > > they don't do b) > > > > c) is only for noncommerial distribution (not the case here) and only if > > they got it in a type b) before, eg it allows you to transfer a type b) > > in the non-commerical case. > > First, it is very arguable to say that they are "distributing" the > software as it does not comes with the FreeBox but is automatically > downloaded at each boot through the DSLAM network (which the user is not > supposed to know about). If the box downloads a linux kernel through the DSLAM network, then someone is clearly distributing linux kernels through the DSLAM network. I would guess it is the same guys, because relying on someone else providing them with kernels is a risky business. But whoever is on the other end of the DSLAM net have to offer the source as well, because they _are_ distributing kernels. The fact that the user isn't supposed to know how this box work doesn't change anything, of course. The GPL says those who distribute the work - it doesn't matter that they don't tell the customer that they're given a linux kernel. They still have to offer the source if asked. Helge Hafting - 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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