From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262170AbTFIViX (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:38:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262164AbTFIViX (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:38:23 -0400 Received: from mail.webmaster.com ([216.152.64.131]:46272 "EHLO shell.webmaster.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262148AbTFIVgd (ORCPT ); Mon, 9 Jun 2003 17:36:33 -0400 From: "David Schwartz" To: "Adrian Bunk" , "Alan Cox" Cc: "Linux Kernel Mailing List" Subject: RE: Linksys WRT54G and the GPL Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:50:11 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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) In-Reply-To: <20030609213321.GP16164@fs.tum.de> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > If he chooses 3b ("written offer, valid for at least three years, to > give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically > performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the > corresponding source code") he has to give it to everyone. As I read 3b, it only applies if the person requesting the source code actually has physical possession of the written offer. (Though the offer could be transferred to anyone.) > > In Linksys case dumping the required source on the end of the CD of > > goodies that comes with the kit and including a notice would be > > sufficient. > Yup. No, it would not be. They also distribute the software from their web page, and that distribution must also be accompanied by source code or a written offer. DS