Messages in this thread | | | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: GPL Violation of 'sveasoft' with GPL Linux Kernel/Busybox +code | Date | Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:11:11 -0500 |
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Dmitry Torokhov wrote: > On Tuesday 09 November 2004 11:14 pm, Michael Poole wrote:
> http://www.sveasoft.com/modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3868 > > >>Post subject: I am a Sveasoft subscriber, can I redistribute? >>... >>The policy for pre-release firmware is different. You may choose to >>redistribute only those portions of pre-release firmware specifically >>covered by the GPL license. Those portions of the distribution that are >>separate additions developed by Sveasoft as part of a pre-release >>distribution may not be re-distributed. Redistribution of pre-release >>firmware that includes Sveasoft's non-GPL code will result in the >>termination of your subscription. >> > > > So it looks like they are in clear, unless those separate additions are > derived from GPLed software. > That web page seems pretty clear... some parts of the prerelease are non-GPL, you can distribute the GPL code as usual. Unless there is aome claim that the non-GPL parts are derived from GPL original source or contain GPL code, why shouldn't they restrict the distribution of their own code?
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