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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:19:17 +0100
From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: Horst von Brand <brand@jupiter.cs.uni-dortmund.de>
Cc: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: UnitedLinux violating GPL?
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On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 11:55:21AM +0100, Horst von Brand wrote:

>...
> they aren't in violation. Sure, having a look at the non-official patches
> they apply would be nice, but not mandated by GPL.

[ disclaimer: the UnitedLinux issue in the subject is already resolved ]

This is wrong. Section 3 of the GPL says that you have to accompany the
binaries either with the complete source code (and this includes all
patches you have applied) or with a "written offer, valid for at least
three years, to give any third party for a charge no more than your cost
of physically performing source distribution, a complete
machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code".

cu
Adrian

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