Re: firmware or software? was Re: ITP plex86, if it complies to DFSG
On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 12:43:44PM +0100, Jozef Hitzinger wrote:
> Imagine this: I'll put together a pc pci card, with some micro on it .. it
> will not work without pc. But I'll take linux kernel as base for the
> embedded soft which will power that card.
>
> Will I violate GPL if I'll ship the card without sources to this firmware?
AIUI, yes.
Say you print a copyrighted novel in woody (a lot of and a lot of woody
of course as so did by some ancient peoples) it is still a copyrighted
novel.
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Zhao Wei <zw@debian.org>
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