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Embedded Linux and the GPL

Embedded Linux and the GPL

Posted Jun 11, 2003 23:17 UTC (Wed) by piman (subscriber, #8957)
In reply to: Embedded Linux and the GPL by sethml
Parent article: Embedded Linux and the GPL

You were doing okay until your last point. You're correct in that they only need to provide the GPLd and linked-to-GPLd code, and not all code (unless other software in the system has a similar copyleft license, in which case, that must be followed for that code too). However, a pointer to kernel.org or other sources is NOT sufficient to satisfy the terms of the GPL. They have to provide it (or a written offer to receive it, from them, valid for three years) themselves.


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