[U-Boot] U-book and GPLv3? (fwd)

Thomas Doerfler
2009-06-29T07:05:16Z

Richard,

Richard Stallman wrote:
> Wouldn't it make sense to add a paragraph to the GPL, stating that a
> company using GPL software in their system must also provide all that
> documentation to their customers? Only then the SW modification can be
> properly done?
>
> It is not possible for a software license to require this in general.
> It may be possible to require this in the case where the software is
> delivered with a product. For GPLv4, we could think about whether
> this is a good idea. But we are not yet working on a GPLv4.

Obviously I should have set the <ironic> tag explicitly. Please don't do
that. And if you do, please don't point to me as the originator of that
idea. Because I think my "idea" is bad.

wkr,
Thomas.

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