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Netfilter gets a GPL-enforcement injunctionNetfilter gets a GPL-enforcement injunctionPosted Apr 16, 2004 2:49 UTC (Fri) by mbp (guest, #2737)In reply to: Netfilter gets a GPL-enforcement injunction by QuisUtDeus Parent article: Netfilter gets a GPL-enforcement injunction Distributing source for GPL'd components is a pretty easy task compared to building the system in the first place. Whatever configuration-management or build system you use to assemble the system presumably knows the names of all the open-source packages that go into it. (Hopefully you are not just installing random things by hand with no traceability. If you are, you have more urgent problems than licence compliance.) A sane setup for building Linux appliances is to have a version-controlled (CVS, SVN, ClearCase) directory containing all the open source components as tarballs plus any patches you need to apply. When making a release, you just need to build an ISO image from that directory and either pop it in the box, or put it up on your web site. In addition, add a note to the documentation telling people where to get the source. 20 lines of shell. Too easy.
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