Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:59:21 -0600 | From | Chris Friesen <> | Subject | Re: GPL violation by CorAccess? |
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Richard B. Johnson wrote: > > Violation? They proudly reply in their article in > http://www.linuxdevices.com > that they use Linux, that they embedded a version > of Red Hat, etc. > > It's likely that they didn't modify anything in the kernel and > just used some stripped-down C-libraries to make everything fit.
Right. They're distributing products licensed under the GPL, so sections 3-a and 3-b of the GPL apply.
Thus they can either a) accompany it with the source code, or b) accompany it with a written offer to give any third party a copy of the source code.
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