On Thursday 07 March 2002 10:34, you wrote: > Actually, Mandrake sells the standard version of linux without the source > with it, but that don't violate GPL as Mandrake has it available to > download. > > Harold I don't think they _sell_ with out including the source, thats what the other 2 or three disk are that you did not need from the powerpack during the install. download is a different matter, since it is the GPL version.
> > On Thursday 07 March 2002 09:02 am, you wrote: > > ( breathe... ) that one got me scared... > > > > anyway is there something we are supposed to do when we see > > companies violating GPL? contact the autor for the software? kill the > > company mascot? anything like that? > > > > > On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 00:47:35 -0800 > > > > > > James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > All, > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is comes. A release of Mandrake without GPL or Source. If > > > > you go to http://www.hp.com/security/products/linux/eval/ > > > > > > > > You will find a 60 day timed copy of the iso (only way provided) that > > > > is a FULL working version of Linux. No links are provided to source > > > > code for the GPL'd code anywhere. (see below for coment fromth the > > > > page.) > > > > > > If you had bothered to click the 'source code policy' link it takes you > > > to this page http://www.hp.com/security/products/linux/opensource/ > > > and you would have seen this. > > > > > > " source code policy > > > > > > Modifications to the Linux kernel related to HP Secure OS Software for > > > Linux are made available as source code. The Multi-Compartment Gateway > > > Agent (MCGA), the implementation of the secure administration model, > > > the lockdown mechanism, key parts of the auditing mechanism, and > > > utilities for managing containment are not released as source code. In > > > general, HP intellectual property that resides in the user space of the > > > operating system is not made available as source code. > > > > > > HP makes the sources to the following available with HP Secure OS > > > Software for Linux: > > > > > > * Modifications to the Linux kernel > > > * Dynamically loaded kernel modules (DLKMs) for containment and > > > audit * The audit daemon > > > > > > obtaining source code > > > Source code is provided with the product media, and as an added benefit > > > to the Linux community, HP provides the source code on its FTP site: > > > > > > ftp.hp.com/pub/security/hplx_source/" > > > > > > > > > I see nothing here that would violate GPL. > > > The source code for Any Mandrake pkgs, even if HP does not provide it, > > > would of course be available from Mandrake. > > > > > > > > > Charles
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