From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <gilbertd@treblig.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linksys WRT54G and the GPL
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 18:49:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030608164930.GH16164@fs.tum.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030608135212.GB656@gallifrey>
On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 02:52:12PM +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
>...
> In the case of busybox I guess they are just using a standard unmodified
> one; so in principal all they really missing is an acknowledgment
> pointing to its home page.
This is wrong.
Setion 3 of the GPL clearly states they have to accompany their
product either with the complete source code or with a written offer,
valid for at least three years, to give any third party the complete
source code.
> In the case of the kernel do we know they've actually made any
> modifications at all? Or is it just a standard distribution from
> someone else? Perhaps they've contributed changes back?
See above, they must offer the complete source code (except for the
source for non-GPL'd drivers) with their products.
> Dave
cu
Adrian
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Thread overview: 64+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-06-08 3:53 Linksys WRT54G and the GPL Erik Andersen
2003-06-08 10:08 ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2003-06-08 12:01 ` Christian Ullrich
2003-06-08 13:52 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2003-06-08 14:05 ` Marcus Metzler
2003-06-08 16:49 ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2003-06-08 17:00 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
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2021-01-17 17:51 nipponmail
2003-07-18 23:48 root
2003-06-10 4:11 Russ Dill
2003-06-09 13:13 Downing, Thomas
2003-06-09 16:49 ` Martin List-Petersen
2003-06-09 3:47 Russ Dill
2003-06-09 8:04 ` Russell King
2003-06-09 0:05 Erik Andersen
2003-06-09 3:39 ` John Shifflett
2003-06-09 18:26 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-08 23:35 Erik Andersen
2003-06-09 0:09 ` Paul Jakma
2003-06-09 1:11 ` Erik Andersen
2003-06-08 23:25 Hakan Lennestal
2003-06-08 23:55 ` Martin List-Petersen
2003-06-09 8:47 ` Hakan Lennestal
2003-06-08 20:57 Peter Westwood
2003-06-08 21:52 ` Russell King
2003-06-08 23:18 ` bill-linuxkernel20030609
2003-06-09 0:19 ` Oliver M. Bolzer
2003-06-09 0:31 ` Jeff
2003-06-10 20:43 ` Michael Neuffer
2003-06-08 20:41 greendisease
2003-06-08 21:08 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-06-08 21:23 ` Jack Aboutboul
2003-06-08 21:50 ` Russell King
2003-06-08 22:48 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-06-08 3:13 Brad Chapman
2003-06-08 16:35 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-06-08 2:41 Andrew Miklas
2003-06-08 11:54 ` Dave Jones
2003-06-08 14:23 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-08 18:13 ` uaca
2003-06-08 19:44 ` Colm MacCárthaigh
2003-06-08 20:14 ` Jörn Engel
2003-06-08 21:47 ` Russell King
2003-06-09 22:37 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-06-10 22:47 ` Andrew Miklas
2003-06-11 12:42 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-11 14:28 ` Kent Borg
2003-06-09 5:22 ` Frank Cusack
[not found] ` <20030609053010$504e@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-06-09 8:28 ` Florian Weimer
2003-06-09 14:09 ` Horst von Brand
2003-06-09 18:23 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-09 21:33 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-09 21:50 ` David Schwartz
2003-06-09 22:21 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-10 20:17 ` Randolph Bentson
2003-06-11 15:38 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-11 17:39 ` Randolph Bentson
2003-06-11 19:22 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-11 20:12 ` David Schwartz
2003-06-09 5:32 ` David Schwartz
2003-06-09 5:47 ` Frank Cusack
2003-06-09 16:53 ` David Schwartz
2003-06-09 18:25 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-09 21:37 ` Adrian Bunk
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