A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > Could you please help me? I have a Linux-running set-top-box at home. > It is not mine, I rent it for a nominal month fee from my IP-TV > provider (Telefónica O2, Czech Republic). > > Is my right to have the source-code? Is it their obligation to provide > it? Am I right that since the software is provided to me as the user I > have the rights defined in GPL? > > Theank you, Ondrej Michalek
You have the right to the source code for Linux. A set top box is presumably running a bunch of other software as well; there is no certainty that you have any rights surrounding source code to the other software. -- let name="cbbrowne" and tld="linuxfinances.info" in name ^ "@" ^ tld;; http://linuxdatabases.info/info/emacs.html "In America, we have a two-party system. There is the stupid party. And there is the evil party. I am proud to be a member of the stupid party. Periodically, the two parties get together and do something that is both stupid and evil. This is called - bipartisanship." -- Republican congressional staffer _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
