From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261985AbTFINzz (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 09:55:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264328AbTFINzy (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 09:55:54 -0400 Received: from pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.19.3]:6158 "EHLO pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261985AbTFINzx (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 09:55:53 -0400 Message-Id: <200306091409.h59E9BT08473@pincoya.inf.utfsm.cl> To: Frank Cusack cc: Andrew Miklas , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linksys WRT54G and the GPL In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 08 Jun 2003 22:22:13 MST." <20030608222213.C9097@google.com> X-mailer: MH [Version 6.8.4] X-charset: ISO_8859-1 Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 10:09:11 -0400 From: Horst von Brand Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Frank Cusack said: [...] > Note that including the source with the physical package is not enough > to meet the GPL requirements. The source must be available to any third > party, not just purchasers of the product. Nope. The product (binary) has to be freely redistributable, and everybody who gets the binary has the right to get the source. IANAL, and no GPL-expert either, but... -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513