From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261526AbUKIMHq (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Nov 2004 07:07:46 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261521AbUKIMHq (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Nov 2004 07:07:46 -0500 Received: from rt.gnu.org ([199.232.76.167]:64131 "EHLO rt.gnu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261526AbUKIMHm (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Nov 2004 07:07:42 -0500 Subject: Re: [gnu.org #214016] GPL Violation of 'sveasoft' with GPL Linux Kernel/Busybox + code From: "Alan Cox via RT" Reply-To: license-violation@fsf.org In-Reply-To: Message-ID: X-RT-Loop-Prevention: gnu.org RT-Ticket: gnu.org #214016 Managed-by: RT 3.0.8 (http://www.bestpractical.com/rt/) RT-Originator: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk To: shawn.starr@rogers.com Cc: license-violation@gnu.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" X-RT-Original-Encoding: utf-8 Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:07:48 -0500 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Maw, 2004-11-09 at 00:11, novalis@fsf.org via RT wrote: > But if you distribute binaries, you must either include or offer source > code. Do they do this? What software do they include that FSF holds > copyright on? Where can I check this? > > Do they include a copy of the GPL with the software? They include the GPL, they include the source nothing I can find they do violates the GPL. They do appear to annoy a few people because their policy is that while you may join their early access process and get source if you redistribute that source then you get kicked off their program, but you are still allowed to distribute that source.