From: Arjan van de Ven <arjanv@redhat.com>
To: prasad@atc.tcs.co.in
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Embedded Linux :: How different is it?
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:23:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1094034205.2947.6.camel@laptop.fenrus.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <51980.203.200.212.145.1094033022.squirrel@203.200.212.145>
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On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 12:03, prasad@atc.tcs.co.in wrote:
> How different is a embedded linux kernel from the normal mainstream
> one. e.g. I have seen linux run on a mobile phone. When i buy it, am
> i not entitled to get the source-code???
yes you absolutely are entitled to the full source code including
"all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any
associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to
control compilation and installation"
In fact the vendor of the phone is required to either ship the source
with the phone (rare) or include a written offer to give you the source.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-09-01 10:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-09-01 10:03 prasad
2004-09-01 10:23 ` Arjan van de Ven [this message]
2004-09-01 10:40 ` Alan Cox
2004-09-01 12:30 ` Jon Masters
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