[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> >In case this is not yet known: it is impossible to force source distribution.
> >You only have the opportunity to stop distribution at all.
> >
> >The GPL is not considered a contract but "general conditions" in court.
>
>
> Ah, but therein lies the rub: if you can prevent distribution if people
> do not distribute source, then you are almost there. This seems to leave the
> vendor with two choices: stop shipment or ship source.
And some choose to stop shipping immediately.
Cisco did first publish source and later startes with a cheaper hardware and
VXWorks instead of Linux and Linux will not boot because of too few RAM/NVRAM
Jörg
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