[wellylug] Linux as selling point.
David Murray
newslists at electronincantation.net.nz
Sat Aug 13 14:10:43 NZST 2005
On Sat, 2005-08-13 at 10:54, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:09, David Murray wrote:
>
> > True - and the GPL is what permits the manufacturer to freely *use* the
> > software.
>
> True and irrelevant. The license addresses what the manufacturer must do when
> copying and distributing the progam.
>
> Quote from the license to show where it speaks about any requirements to
> provide the source, and we'll see that the clause speaks of 'distribution' -
> not 'use'.
>
> You cannot quote from the license the parts that address the requirement to
> provide source and show that it's about 'use' because it's not - it's about
> distribution.
That's right - the GPL is about governing the distribution of software.
I'm not talking about distributing software - I'm talking about a
manufacturer using software in their gadgets.
The GPL does not place any restrictions on how you use software.
But if you make copies of it available to others, then the GPL, of
course does specify how you should go about doing that.
And if you prevent others from looking at that software in your gadget,
then surely it can hardly be said that you're providing a distribution
of that software.
But all that said, you and others, Brent, have described how the GPL
works very nicely.
Regards,
David Murray
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