Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263587AbTFHQqy (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Jun 2003 12:46:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263574AbTFHQqy (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Jun 2003 12:46:54 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:36752 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263573AbTFHQqw (ORCPT ); Sun, 8 Jun 2003 12:46:52 -0400 Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 18:00:25 +0100 From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" To: Adrian Bunk Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linksys WRT54G and the GPL Message-ID: <20030608170025.GG656@gallifrey> References: <20030608035314.GA10781@dillweed.codepoet.org> <20030608135212.GB656@gallifrey> <20030608164930.GH16164@fs.tum.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030608164930.GH16164@fs.tum.de> X-Chocolate: 70 percent or better cocoa solids preferably X-Operating-System: Linux/2.5.69 (i686) X-Uptime: 17:55:42 up 1 day, 6:49, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.04, 0.01 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1422 Lines: 30 * Adrian Bunk (bunk@fs.tum.de) wrote: > On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 02:52:12PM +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > >... > > In the case of busybox I guess they are just using a standard unmodified > > one; so in principal all they really missing is an acknowledgment > > pointing to its home page. > > This is wrong. > > Setion 3 of the GPL clearly states they have to accompany their > product either with the complete source code or with a written offer, > valid for at least three years, to give any third party the complete > source code. While probably true, if someone acknowledged the GPL'd code, had contributed changes back and pointed you at the sites main distribution site you wouldn't really get too fussy about them actually physically supplying a copy would you? (And anyway that was all written before everyone had net access and could go and get their own copy). Dave ---------------- Have a happy GNU millennium! ---------------------- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert | Running GNU/Linux on Alpha,68K| Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | MIPS,x86,ARM,SPARC,PPC & HPPA | In Hex / \ _________________________|_____ http://www.treblig.org |_______/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/