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From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>,
	Chris Abbey <linux@cabbey.net>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: possible GPL violation involving linux kernel code
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 00:05:26 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020422000525.G155@toy.ucw.cz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20020421074858.A8318@infradead.org> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0204210147550.26531-100000@tweedle.cabbey.net> <20020421121732.A16765@infradead.org>

Hi!

> > > - OpenLinux driver disks are supposed to contain the standard
> > > modules in addition to the new ones.  You can find your sources in
> > > /usr/src/linux.
> > 
> > Not on that floppy you don't, nor in the download that included the
> > floppy image, nor in any offer contained within that disk/image, nor
> > on promise's website along with that image.
> 
> Where the heck did you get the impression from that this is required by
> the GPL?

It is required by GPL. Go read it.

OTOH /README on that floppy pointing to GPL and to the sources would
be adequate.

You may want to contact FSF, and they'll provide advice to Promise.
									Pavel
-- 
Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt,
details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-04-23 20:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-04-21  6:43 Chris Abbey
2002-04-21  6:48 ` Christoph Hellwig
2002-04-21  6:52   ` Chris Abbey
2002-04-21 11:17     ` Christoph Hellwig
2002-04-21 14:10       ` Eric W. Biederman
2002-04-22 18:42         ` Doug Ledford
2002-04-21 20:14       ` Chris Abbey
2002-04-21 20:54         ` Sean Neakums
2002-04-22  0:05       ` Pavel Machek [this message]
2002-04-21 17:27 ` Sean Neakums

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