Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751695AbWADLJd (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Jan 2006 06:09:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751692AbWADLJd (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Jan 2006 06:09:33 -0500 Received: from ganesha.gnumonks.org ([213.95.27.120]:27873 "EHLO ganesha.gnumonks.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751689AbWADLJc (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Jan 2006 06:09:32 -0500 Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 12:09:29 +0100 From: Harald Welte To: Ben Slusky Cc: Steven Rostedt , linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, legal@lists.gnumonks.org, "Robert W. Fuller" , LKML Kernel , Kyle Moffett , info@crossmeta.com Subject: Re: blatant GPL violation of ext2 and reiserfs filesystem drivers Message-ID: <20060104110929.GH4898@sunbeam.de.gnumonks.org> References: <43AACF77.9020206@sbcglobal.net> <496FC071-3999-4E23-B1A2-1503DCAB65C0@mac.com> <1135283241.12761.19.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20051223153541.GA13111@paranoiacs.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="qoTlaiD+Y2fIM3Ll" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051223153541.GA13111@paranoiacs.org> User-Agent: mutt-ng devel-20050619 (Debian) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2148 Lines: 58 --qoTlaiD+Y2fIM3Ll Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 10:35:41AM -0500, Ben Slusky wrote: > It isn't the case here. (Tho' your question is interesting.) >=20 > The case here appears to be: >=20 > * Crossmeta offers "add-on" software as a free download from their web > site: . > The zip file contains a text file gpl-license.txt, which says that the > add-ons are offered under the terms of the GPL. >=20 > * User downloads this GPLed software and asks the developer to provide > source code. Developer replies that the source code will be provided > only to paying customers: > . >=20 > That's baad, m'kay? This is definitely not acceptable. A written offer must be valid to ANY 3RD PARTY. =20 So it wouldn't even be enough to offer the source code to paying customers and those who downloaded the binary code, but actually it must be made available to anyone who asks for it. --=20 - Harald Welte http://gnumonks.org/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6) --qoTlaiD+Y2fIM3Ll Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDu6zpXaXGVTD0i/8RAnglAKCjbLqJml0q4mI3XkvgErcDTbfGIwCeJiVg eSG9EZw8HrxQQR5mTtBcBoA= =U8P3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --qoTlaiD+Y2fIM3Ll-- - 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/