Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264232AbTFKTK1 (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:10:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264156AbTFKTK1 (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:10:27 -0400 Received: from hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.202.12]:2556 "HELO hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S264192AbTFKTKX (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:10:23 -0400 Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:22:33 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: Randolph Bentson Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Linksys WRT54G and the GPL Message-ID: <20030611192232.GB16164@fs.tum.de> References: <20030609213321.GP16164@fs.tum.de> <20030609222141.GS16164@fs.tum.de> <20030610131730.A26932@grieg.holmsjoen.com> <20030611153845.GA16164@fs.tum.de> <20030611103936.A29520@grieg.holmsjoen.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030611103936.A29520@grieg.holmsjoen.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1160 Lines: 31 On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 10:39:36AM -0700, Randolph Bentson wrote: >... > If the distributor elects to distribute the object code or executable > form under clause 3b, one might reasonably argue that the distributor > need only distribute the source to those third parties in possession > of the written offer which must be included. Others may argue that >... "Accompany it with a written offer, ..., to give any third party, ..., a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code..." This is non-ambiguous. You might _not_ "reasonably argue" about it, the "any third party" leaves no room for other interpretations. > Randolph Bentson cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed - 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/