ASUS Violation?

[Arnoud Engelfriet]

Francois Beerten wrote:
> The code embedded in the device can be GPL'd. But i'm afraid embedded 
> code does not count as distribution. Asus can make the code available if 
> they wish, but they don't have the obligation.

Since when did selling a device with embedded code cease being
a distribution of that code?

You make a copy of the code. You dispose of the code by selling
a device incorporating it. That's a making available to the
public of the code. You'd better be licensed if you do that.

Arnoud

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