Re: scsi target, likely GPL violation

From: Chris Friesen
Date: Wed Nov 07 2012 - 20:58:36 EST


On 11/07/2012 07:02 PM, Jon Mason wrote:
I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but if
I understand the GPL correctly, RTS only needs to provide the relevant
source to their customers upon request.

Not quite.

Assuming the GPL applies, and that they have modified the code, then they must either:

1) include the source with the distributed binary

or

2) include with the binary an offer to provide the source to *any* third party

Chris
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