Is this a GPL violation case?

[mr]

yes, any derivative of linux is equally covered by the terms of the GPL
regardless of how many times it has been derived. Whoever distributes it is
obliged to provide the sources including their modifications (if any) and
extend the rights of the GPL to whoever they give copies of the software to.


In short, if they are selling it and you purchase it from them then they are
obliged to give you the source code.

PS, sorry Torsten for sending this to you three times now :)

On 5/14/07, Torsten Schlabach <tschlabach at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> Dear list!
>
> At a customer site, I came across an embedded Linux system which is
> built upon uCLinux, http://www.uclinux.org/.
>
> The vendor of the system does not provide any pointers to the GPL at
> all; at least not that I would be aware of.
>
> Unfortunately, I cannot find any license info about uCLinux as well. Is
> it sufficient that uCLinux contains the Linux kernel for the GPL to be
> applicable to uCLinux and would that then apply to the proprietary
> vendor product as well?
>
> Regards,
> Torsten
>
>
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