ASUS SplashTop and Phoenix Hyperspace infringing kernel copyright and GPL

Hubert Figuiere hub at figuiere.net
Wed May 21 16:39:13 CEST 2008


On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 14:58 +0200, Imre Kaloz wrote:
> > I do not think it's compliant with GPLv2 to only distribute patches
> > and refer people to the original source. You have to make available
> > source for anything you distribute in binary form.
> 
> 
> Read the GPL. That option is only valid if you are a non-commercial
> project/entity.
> Companies have to provide the full source code.

AFAICT the GPL makes no distinction on usage or users. They are all
equal. Whether you are an individual or a big corporations, you have to
abide on the same terms if you *redistribute*.


Hub 




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