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Article #54Re: Should Motherboard makers bundle Linux CD with every shipment?
From: Synapse Syndrome
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:57
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:57
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"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message news:jkho64lhqj6upln1i81gilqerkcarnssef@4ax.com... > >>it would appear that doing so would be a violation of the linux >>distributions released under the gnu agreement that stipulate there >>should be no charge for such releases. > > Neither the GPL nor BSD licenses have any such restriction. You can > charge whatever you want, however the GPL does require the sourcecode to > be made available if you distribute binaries. > > BSD-type licenses have no such limitations. > > gzipping the source and tossing it on the CD would take care of it. > > In both cases you need to distribute the license, proper attributions, > etc, all of which can be buried in the other legalese. What about devices with embedded Linux? They are obviously made for profit, and they do not even seem to have the source code available. ss.
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