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[ale] Lindows vs the semi-annual Windows suck-a-thon
- Subject: [ale] Lindows vs the semi-annual Windows suck-a-thon
- From: jasonday at worldnet.att.net (Jason Day)
- Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 18:36:46 -0500
On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 05:15:46PM -0500, Greg wrote:
> On the GPL issue, well, I *think* that Lindows, Inc interprets the GPL to
> say that they have to provide the source code to USERS only, and in order to
> be a user you need to pay at least $49.00 for the OS. Their EULA (!??!)
> says this also (note the first sentence "source code" ???)
This is allowed by the GPL. I don't know the correct paragraph off the
top of my head, but a quick search of the GPL FAQ should provide
answers.
On the other hand, while Lindows, Inc is well within their rights to
only supply source code to users who have bought the binary, there is
nothing to prevent a Lindows user from putting the source on a public
FTP server, or distributing it in any other way. If their EULA claims
otherwise, then that would be a violation of the GPL.
Jason
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