On Wed, Jul 28, 2004 at 10:29:59AM +0300, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote: > Omer Zak wrote: > > Where can I find information about the following issues: > > 1. Using GPLed software on embedded hardware, where the software is on > > ROM and cannot be modified by regular users. > > 2. What happens if the system must not be modifiable by normal users due > > to regulatory issues (such as WiFi cards or medical equipment), but the > > manufactures wishes to use GPLed software to implement parts of the > > system software. > > There is a difference between providing source code, as in GPL, and providing > a mechanism to update firmware. Nowhere in the GPL does it require you to > provide a mechanism to update the running code in a unit. > > At the risk of incuring the wrath of this group, this issue has swayed many > a developer (Apple being the probably the biggest) from Linux to BSD. >
Although apple is providing the core of their system, a.k.a Darwin as open source software (although IIRC under BSD license, as it is BSD derived). They are not providing the window manager and osX (which is derived from Darwin) as open source though. BTW I heard talk that there are also developers working on porting Darwin to other platforms. > Geoff. > > -- > Geoffrey S. Mendelson, C.T.O. GW&T Ltd., Jerusalem Israel > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > IL Voice: 972-544-608-069 IL Fax: 972-2-648-1443 U.S. Voice: 1-215-821-1838 > > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
