as I understand it (and my only connection to MDK is that I purchase the software and support them with club membership) the 3 disk set, is free GPL software, and you are purchaseing only the media and a donation, not buying software
On Friday 08 March 2002 07:30, you wrote: > On Thursday 07 March 2002 05:55 pm, you wrote: > > 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. > > I bought the standard version and got no cd with the source code on it.. > I got 2 CD's with the open source rpm's on it and 1 CD with a couple or 3 > commercial programs on it.. > > Harold > > > > 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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