[CentOS] Red Hat CEO: Go Ahead, Copy Our Software
Александр Кириллов
nevis2us at infoline.su
Sat Aug 17 16:14:19 UTC 2013
>> GPL == SOURCECODE
> No. It applies to everything copied/derived from/translated from
> (etc.) anything where any part is covered by GPL. Including binaries.
>
>> GPL == COPYRIGHT
>
> Yes, and without it, nothing gives you the right to distribute
> programs where any part is covered.
>
>> YOU FOOL RHEL IS NOT "THE WORK AS WHOLE" AND NOT UNDER GPL-ONLY
>
> Yes, I am only talking about the components where copyright law would
> consider it a copy or derivative of GPL code. And I didn't say
> otherwise.
>
>> nice that you removed all of my quotes about *source code* in the GPL
>
> They are irrelevant to the discussion of how binaries are equally
> covered by the 'no additional restrictions' section. The only place
> where source is different is that if you distribute binaries you are
> required to also provide matching sources. There is no mention of
> any exceptions to the requirement to permit redistribution for any
> covered work in any form.
Everytime I see a discussion like this on the list I feel an urge to
switch either to debian or ubuntu lts.
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