Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 10 Feb 2003 01:18:54 -0600 | From | Oliver Xymoron <> | Subject | Re: Monta Vista software license terms |
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On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 08:11:55PM -0500, jeff millar wrote: > So...could some kind soul with the source simply post it somewhere? > MontaVista doesn't have to provide it on their site. But they can't prevent > anyone with a copy from posting it. I've got some hardware from an old > project running hardhat linux and would like to upgrade. > > They used to post it and it helped. I had a "frank exchange of views" with > the MontaVista marketing folks about their change in policy a while back. > > Some questions about posting the source, though... > 1. Can MontaVista add separate terms to their purchase agreement that > forbid/discourage/impede publishing the source?
Can they or do they? I know that people I've worked with have signed broad NDAs on code they've gotten from MontaVista, though such agreements almost certainly qualify as 'additional restrictions' against the GPL.
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