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Originally Posted by curupira
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[...]enterprises CAN sell the operating system itself. And they're not required to release the source code to "the general public", but to anyone who receives binaries from them. [...] |
Yup. I've amended the article slightly to reflect this. Thanks.
I believe this issue has come up most recently on various slashdot/digg type replies to hype about Motorola et al (iirc) not releasing source code to their linux-based routers, and it's likely oversimplifications like this that lead to some misunderstandings. This article probably isn't targeting people looking for a really deep understanding of the GPL, but I do agree that accuracy is important, and I'd hate to see people taking a RHEL disc from work to install at home, just because "Linux is free." Even if the IP for the kernel and other GPL'd software on there is 'free' (as in speech), there's also plenty of other software and tied-in services on there that could easily be bound by other licenses.