Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751340AbVJFUGk (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:06:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751341AbVJFUGk (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:06:40 -0400 Received: from mxfep02.bredband.com ([195.54.107.73]:58578 "EHLO mxfep02.bredband.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751340AbVJFUGk (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:06:40 -0400 Message-ID: <434585D8.4010502@stesmi.com> Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:15:20 +0200 From: Stefan Smietanowski User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Emmanuel Fleury CC: Linux Kernel ML Subject: Re: freebox possible GPL violation 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> <1128514062.2920.27.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <4343C73E.9000507@cs.aau.dk> <20051006000741.GC18080@aitel.hist.no> <4344EC64.2010400@aitel.hist.no> <4344F39B.10806@cs.aau.dk> In-Reply-To: <4344F39B.10806@cs.aau.dk> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.93.0.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiVirus: checked by Vexira Milter 1.0.7; VAE 6.29.0.5; VDF 6.29.0.100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1314 Lines: 40 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Emmanuel Fleury wrote: > Helge Hafting wrote: > >>Interesting argument, but it breaks for at least two reasons: 1. You >>can buy that box instead of just hiring it. That moves kernels >>"outside the company", for money even. > > > I might have misunderstood but I think that if you buy the hardware you > cannot connect it to the DSLAM network anymore. So that only the boxes > they own are connected to the DSLAM. Get the box, turn it on, don't turn it off, pay the 400 EUR, own the box LEAVING IT ON. Result: You have a box that is _NOW_ running Linux and YOU own it. If them placing the box at your place isn't considered distribution (re: your mobile phone thing) then you BUYING it would need to, due to transfer of ownership. The fact that the box can't do what it's supposed to after you buy it is irrelevant. // Stefan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (MingW32) iD8DBQFDRYXYBrn2kJu9P78RAkOWAJ9WpWueLnpxMJYNqzvP7iguD76VmwCgnbXC M7HrIV7fM5vsNXNzP0FY7MI= =Yeav -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - 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/