From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 01:52:11 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 01:51:52 -0400 Received: from neon-gw-l3.transmeta.com ([63.209.4.196]:61191 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 01:51:47 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.9-ac6 Date: 4 Sep 2001 22:52:03 -0700 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <9n4ei3$gn6$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <17870.999661846@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: By author: "David Schwartz" In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > Yes, but even if the module is GPL'd, the module could still cost $1,000 > and you're not entitled to the source if you didn't buy the module. If what > you want is "source code is available to the general public", then that can > be true or false for both GPL'd and non-GPL'd modules. > True enough, but if it's GPLd you are allowed to redistribute it free of charge once you've bought it. The main case of "unavailable GPL" code is probably modified GPL code used within a company -- since only employees would have accessed to the modified code, it simply would never get distributed. -hpa -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt