Re: [LINUX-ABIT] Re: ABIT -- GENTUS Linux Steals GPL CODE AGAIN!!

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Wed Jun 07 2000 - 17:29:14 EDT

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    > If I am distributing the hypothetical binary image over the Net, though,
    > is it not sufficient for me to link to the source tarballs I used?

    Certainly for non commercial cases.

    > Actually, I suspect an offer to e-mail the kernel source to anyone, in
    > exchange for them paying the resultant phone bill (at 8p/min on a 28.8K
    > modem, of course) would technically fulfil the requirements of "b"; I
    > received a browser and SSL support by e-mail just a few weeks ago.

    Try that in Guyana say. The GPL applies beyond the western world. Obvioously
    FTP downloaded code implies source download is sane but shipping binary CD
    saying 'download the source' clearly only works for subsets of the planet

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