Rust's Redox OS could show Linux a few new tricks (InfoWorld)

Posted Apr 4, 2016 23:45 UTC (Mon) by anselm (subscriber, #2796)
In reply to: Rust's Redox OS could show Linux a few new tricks (InfoWorld) by Cyberax
Parent article: Rust's Redox OS could show Linux a few new tricks (InfoWorld)

Just distributing the source code doesn't let you get out of GPL's obligations.

Yes, but whoever receives the combined source code under the GPL is free to take the not-derived, reasonably-considered-independent-and-separate bits and distribute just them under whatever licence is attached to them, without passing along the GPLed bits or subjecting the receipients to the GPL. For that matter they could replace the GPLed bits by independently-developed code under some other licence and distribute the result under whatever terms derive from that licence and the one of the non-GPL bits, without any obligations under the GPL at all.