Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751116AbWICJkO (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Sep 2006 05:40:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751117AbWICJkO (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Sep 2006 05:40:14 -0400 Received: from mail1.webmaster.com ([216.152.64.168]:49681 "EHLO mail1.webmaster.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751116AbWICJkL (ORCPT ); Sun, 3 Sep 2006 05:40:11 -0400 From: "David Schwartz" To: "Linux-Kernel@Vger. Kernel. Org" Subject: RE: Possible gpl problem? Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 02:39:59 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Authenticated-Sender: joelkatz@webmaster.com X-Spam-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:34:53 -0700 (not processed: message from trusted or authenticated source) X-MDRemoteIP: 206.171.168.138 X-Return-Path: davids@webmaster.com X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Reply-To: davids@webmaster.com X-MDAV-Processed: mail1.webmaster.com, Sun, 03 Sep 2006 02:34:54 -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1403 Lines: 41 I just noticed that the FSF agrees with me. The GPL FAQ says: --begin gpl faq excerpt-- "Valid for any third party" means that anyone who has the offer is entitled to take you up on it. If you commercially distribute binaries not accompanied with source code, the GPL says you must provide a written offer to distribute the source code later. When users non-commercially redistribute the binaries they received from you, they must pass along a copy of this written offer. This means that people who did not get the binaries directly from you can still receive copies of the source code, along with the written offer. The reason we require the offer to be valid for any third party is so that people who receive the binaries indirectly in that way can order the source code from you. [...] Section 2 says that modified versions you distribute must be licensed to all third parties under the GPL. "All third parties" means absolutely everyone--but this does not require you to *do* anything physically for them. It only means they have a license from you, under the GPL, for your version. --end gpl faq excerpt-- DS -- VGER BF report: U 0.49566 - 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/