Bundling and the GPL

Bundling and the GPL

Posted Jun 22, 2006 8:04 UTC (Thu) by wilck (subscriber, #29844)
In reply to: Bundling and the GPL by khim
Parent article: Harald Welte on the flood of GPL violations

Makes sense, from a strategic viewpoint. But what is the goal of that strategy?

Will the end result be that bundled packages are "wrong" while download scripts are "right" (as many now seem to anticipate)? I, for one, consider that worst of both worlds - binary modules would still exist, while the hassle of downloading and integrating them would be on the user's side.
Is that really what we want?

Talking about generic Linux distributions here.

It's different if someone bundles e.g. the kernel and nVidia module _with corresponding hardware_ to form a special product with preinstalled Linux. that would be a pretty obvious violation, because it is bundling _with a specific purpose_: a new "value-added" product.

IAobviouslyNAL, these are just my gut feelings.

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