Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262249AbTIHMee (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:34:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262261AbTIHMee (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:34:34 -0400 Received: from pc1-cwma1-5-cust4.swan.cable.ntl.com ([80.5.120.4]:24194 "EHLO dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262249AbTIHMed (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Sep 2003 08:34:33 -0400 Subject: Re: possible GPL violation by Sigma Designs From: Alan Cox To: Torgeir Veimo Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <1062985742.3771.16.camel@africa.netenviron.com> References: <1062985742.3771.16.camel@africa.netenviron.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1063024404.21084.7.camel@dhcp23.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 (1.4.4-5) Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2003 13:33:25 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 887 Lines: 18 On Llu, 2003-09-08 at 02:49, Torgeir Veimo wrote: > The Sigma Designs EM8500 is apparently a combined mpeg4 decoder and RISC > processor. I'd assume that they would be required to release source code > on request for their kernel, even if the code is executed on the EM8500 > directly, as opposed being controller by a kernel driver running on a > separate processor? If the EM8500 is running a linux kernel then they need to state that provide the offer of source code or provide the source and obey the GPL. I'd suspect if it runs Linux on the 8500 it runs Linux + apps and the interesting DVD stuff is the apps not the kernel however 8) - 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/