Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 Jul 2000 02:40:48 +0200 | Subject | Re: Linux GPL violations. | From | Andreas Bombe <> |
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On Mon, Jul 24, 2000 at 02:28:30AM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote: > On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Joseph Elwell wrote: > >I recently got a virign webplayer > >(http://www.virginconnectme.com/). It runs Linux as > >it's operating system. There's no mention of Linux or > >the GPL in the license that is included in the manual. > >In fact the license in the manual concerning the > >"Software" is rather restrictive. And there's no > >mention of how to obtain the source for the kernel. > > Hmm. I don't know for sure that a product using Linux must state > that it does, however if you know it does and can prove that, I > believe you can ask them for the source, and the source of any > modifications must be provided.
If they distribute GPL software in binary form they do have to either include the source or a written offer for the source. GPL clause 3 a) and b). If they don't include source and don't lose a word about that they are violating the license.
-- Andreas E. Bombe <andreas.bombe@munich.netsurf.de> DSA key 0x04880A44 http://home.pages.de/~andreas.bombe/ http://linux1394.sourceforge.net/
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