ASUS SplashTop and Phoenix Hyperspace infringing kernel copyright and GPL

[Thomas Charron]

On 5/21/08, Hubert Figuiere <hub at figuiere.net> wrote:
> 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*.

  Next time, read it.  :-D  See 3.c in gplv2, and 6c in gplv3.
Specifically, section 6c of v3 says YOU don't even have to offer it,
you just have to ensure it IS available and how to get it.  If it
becomes unavailable, I'd infer that you would then have to host it
yourself, as it must be available somewhere.

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-- Thomas