Bordruh
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| reply to asldkf
Re: Lawsuit is next!!!
Your mixxing apples and oranges here.
If I understand it correctly part of the Linksys' Firmware source code has already been GPL'd therefore, yes they ARE required to the code under GPL.
Your quote is referring to the editors and compilers used to write the source code. Thats like saying Since I used a Black and Decker power saw to build my house, Black and decker has rights to the house. |
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Elasah
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| reply to asldkf
Actually, that is code that you create yourself with tools that are released under GPL, not GPL'd code itself. Basically if you use GCC to compile a program you wrote yourself, without using someone else's GPL'd code, then that code is not protected under GPL, and you do not have to release it. If you use GCC to compile a program you wrote with GPL'd code, then you would have to make the source available. |
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asldkf
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| reply to ihaddsl
I assume you are shilling for SCO or MSoft. They are NOT required to release the code under the GPL.
Quoted from the GPL faq:
"Can I use GPL-covered editors such as GNU Emacs to develop non-free programs? Can I use GPL-covered tools such as GCC to compile them?
Yes, because the copyright on the editors and tools does not cover the code you write. Using them does not place any restrictions, legally, on the license you use for your code." |
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