From: "David Schwartz" <davids@webmaster.com>
To: "Adrian Bunk" <bunk@fs.tum.de>, "Alan Cox" <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: "Linux Kernel Mailing List" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: Linksys WRT54G and the GPL
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:50:11 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <MDEHLPKNGKAHNMBLJOLKCEMCDIAA.davids@webmaster.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030609213321.GP16164@fs.tum.de>
> 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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-06-09 21:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 66+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-06-08 2:41 Linksys WRT54G and the GPL Andrew Miklas
2003-06-08 11:54 ` Dave Jones
2003-06-08 14:23 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-08 18:13 ` uaca
2003-06-08 19:44 ` Colm MacCárthaigh
2003-06-08 20:14 ` Jörn Engel
2003-06-08 21:47 ` Russell King
2003-06-09 22:37 ` Daniel Phillips
2003-06-10 22:47 ` Andrew Miklas
2003-06-11 12:42 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-11 14:28 ` Kent Borg
2003-06-09 5:22 ` Frank Cusack
[not found] ` <20030609053010$504e@gated-at.bofh.it>
2003-06-09 8:28 ` Florian Weimer
2003-06-09 14:09 ` Horst von Brand
2003-06-09 18:23 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-09 21:33 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-09 21:50 ` David Schwartz [this message]
2003-06-09 22:21 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-10 20:17 ` Randolph Bentson
2003-06-11 15:38 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-11 17:39 ` Randolph Bentson
2003-06-11 19:22 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-11 20:12 ` David Schwartz
2003-06-11 20:31 ` "any third party" (Re: Linksys WRT54G and the GPL) Filip Van Raemdonck
2003-06-11 20:51 ` Eli Carter
2003-06-09 5:32 ` Linksys WRT54G and the GPL David Schwartz
2003-06-09 5:47 ` Frank Cusack
2003-06-09 16:53 ` David Schwartz
2003-06-09 18:25 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-09 21:37 ` Adrian Bunk
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-06-08 3:13 Brad Chapman
2003-06-08 16:35 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-06-08 3:53 Erik Andersen
2003-06-08 10:08 ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2003-06-08 12:01 ` Christian Ullrich
2003-06-08 13:52 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2003-06-08 14:05 ` Marcus Metzler
2003-06-08 16:49 ` Adrian Bunk
2003-06-08 17:00 ` Dr. David Alan Gilbert
2003-06-08 20:41 greendisease
2003-06-08 21:08 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-06-08 21:23 ` Jack Aboutboul
2003-06-08 21:50 ` Russell King
2003-06-08 22:48 ` Davide Libenzi
2003-06-08 20:57 Peter Westwood
2003-06-08 21:52 ` Russell King
2003-06-08 23:18 ` bill-linuxkernel20030609
2003-06-09 0:19 ` Oliver M. Bolzer
2003-06-09 0:31 ` Jeff
2003-06-10 20:43 ` Michael Neuffer
2003-06-08 23:25 Hakan Lennestal
2003-06-08 23:55 ` Martin List-Petersen
2003-06-09 8:47 ` Hakan Lennestal
2003-06-08 23:35 Erik Andersen
2003-06-09 0:09 ` Paul Jakma
2003-06-09 1:11 ` Erik Andersen
2003-06-09 0:05 Erik Andersen
2003-06-09 3:39 ` John Shifflett
2003-06-09 18:26 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-09 3:47 Russ Dill
2003-06-09 8:04 ` Russell King
2003-06-09 13:13 Downing, Thomas
2003-06-09 16:49 ` Martin List-Petersen
2003-06-10 4:11 Russ Dill
2003-07-18 23:48 root
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