Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965138AbVJEMPp (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:15:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965143AbVJEMPp (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:15:45 -0400 Received: from darwin.snarc.org ([81.56.210.228]:54931 "EHLO darwin.snarc.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965138AbVJEMPp (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:15:45 -0400 Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 14:15:42 +0200 From: Vincent Hanquez To: Emmanuel Fleury , Arjan van de Ven , Pierre Michon Cc: Linux Kernel ML Subject: Re: freebox possible GPL violation Message-ID: <20051005121542.GA13284@snarc.org> References: <20051005111329.GA31087@linux.ensimag.fr> <4343B779.8030200@cs.aau.dk> <1128511676.2920.19.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <4343BB04.7090204@cs.aau.dk> <1128513584.2920.23.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <4343C0DB.9080506@cs.aau.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4343C0DB.9080506@cs.aau.dk> X-Warning: Email may contain unsmilyfied humor and/or satire. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1295 Lines: 32 On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 02:02:35PM +0200, Emmanuel Fleury wrote: > Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > > > that's not enough to satisfy the GPL conditions. > > It is. >From the GPL FAQ: ================================================== Is making and using multiple copies within one organization or company "distribution"? No, in that case the organization is just making the copies for itself. As a consequence, a company or other organization can develop a modified version and install that version through its own facilities, without giving the staff permission to release that modified version to outsiders. ================================================== The bottom line is the Freebox is still owned by Free when you are using it. It you "buy" it (by not giving it back and paying 400 EUR), you don't have the right anymore to plug it into free network, thus don't have access to freebox's firmware. but please keep that away from the LKML, this is *offtopic* here. This list is about *developement* of the linux kernel.. -- Vincent Hanquez - 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/