Re: Licensing, was elvis package
Shaya Potter wrote:
> What defines a standard linux installation. Each dist. in reality is it's
> own OS. Red Hat ships Motif, would it be legal for them to distribute a
> GPL'd program linked with Motif, and not for debian?
The GPL specifically forbids the OS vendor from making use of the
shipped-with-the-OS clause. (This closes a large loophole).
So if Motif is considered a standard part of the Red Hat OS, then
everyone *except* Red Hat can distribute such a program.
Richard Braakman
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