From: Michael T. Halligan (michael_at_halligan.org)
Date: Tue Mar 14 2006 - 19:41:55 CET
Message-Id: <51700510-DC93-4DDE-8DB9-B3EB282A1D31@halligan.org> From: "Michael T. Halligan" <michael@halligan.org> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:41:55 -0800 Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] SLES License
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Anders,
You are incorrect in this. This is the specific reason that redhat
provides, free to the world, source rpms of RHEL. If
I modify gpl'd code and distribute binaries, I am legally bound to
provide my source modifications to whomever asks.
Michael T. Halligan
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On Mar 14, 2006, at 10:18 AM, Anders Johansson wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 March 2006 19:03, Michael T. Halligan wrote:
>> Lars,
>>
>> Legally, Novell is not allowed to withhold access to the source
>> modifications that it makes to other people's
>> GPL'd software.
>
> The sources have to be supplied to the people who receive the
> binaries. And
> they are. There is nothing in the GPL that requires a general
> distribution to
> the world.
>
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