Re: GPL violation by CorAccess?

[Richard B. Johnson]

On Tue, 19 Apr 2005, Chris Friesen wrote:

> Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> > Violation? They proudly reply in their article in
> >     http://www.linuxdevices.com
> > that they use Linux, that they embedded a version
> > of Red Hat, etc.
> >
> > It's likely that they didn't modify anything in the kernel and
> > just used some stripped-down C-libraries to make everything fit.
>
> Right.  They're distributing products licensed under the GPL, so
> sections 3-a and 3-b of the GPL apply.
>
> Thus they can either a) accompany it with the source code, or b)
> accompany it with a written offer to give any third party a copy of the
> source code.
>
> Chris

No. Accompany it with a written offer to __provide__ the source
code for any GPL stuff they used (like the kernel or drivers).
Anything at the application-level is NOT covered by the GPL.
They do not have to give away their trade-secrets.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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