Re: Blocking Gmail ads
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On 05/15/08 16:01, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
> On 15/05/2008, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
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>> On 05/15/08 12:41, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote:
>> > On 14/05/2008, Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@tamay-dogan.net> wrote:
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>> >> OH, Airbus is using Linux too... So, do you want to have access to the
>> >> sourcecode because you are traveling with an Airbus?
>> >
>> > In fact, I believe it is available. It has to be anyways, according to
>> > the GPL. There is no ASP loophole (I assume you are referring to the
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>> You need to study the GPL more closely.
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>> The source only needs to be available to parties that you distribute
>> binaries to. In this case, presuming that Airbus subcontracted out
>> the coding of the in-flight entertainment module, the distributees
>> are Airbus and the companies that purchase the planes.
>
> How does this work with GPLv3? They changed it from "distribute" to
> "convey". Is Airbus conveying the software to its customers or not?
How can the software be conveyed to me if I'm pushing buttons on a
seat-back screen that's connected to a server in the stewardesses'
area. *Especially* since I don't own the seat!!!!
> If
> there is a way to bring a USB dongle and get some of the software from
> the entertainment system in the Airbus passenger seats, has that
> software been distributed to me or not?
If was a skiff, I'd be fishing.
> How does the AGPL handle a
> situation like this, if the software were under the AGPL?
Don't know, don't care.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
ESPN makes baseball players better.
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