Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 28th Jun 2006 22:23 UTC
Could many smaller Linux distributions be in violation of the GPL? That's what Warren Woodford, the man behind the popular MEPIS distribution thinks. As detailed in Bruce Byfield's excellent NewsForge story, "A GPL requirement could have a chilling effect on derivative distro", Woodford recently ran afoul of the GNU GPL (General Public License) requirement that downstream distributors of GPL code are obligated to provide source code to users in an easily accessible format.
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RE[4]: "excellent NewsForge story???"
by falemagn on Thu 29th Jun 2006 10:23
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I find it to get a little thick when you start linking to gpl libraries and the such
It's still easy to understand. Dynamic as well as static linking makes the entire package GPL.
and what about using gpl code in your web site? Someone could argue you are distributing it since people view your site, but you aren't giving them binaries so it doesn't apply?
That's bullshit and you know it! Using GPL'ed code in your website does not equal distributing according to GPL v1 and v2, and therefore you do not have to release sources at all.
It'll be different with GPL v3.
The fact that some morons could argue that using GPL'ed code on a website equals distribution does not mean that the GPL is difficult. It only means that those persons are ignorants or simply out to troll.