PJ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Both promote/sell devices that run an embedded customized linux. Which leads me to think, "If Airtel/Hutch/IDEA etc sell the Motorola Ming (or any other model with embedded linux), which I dont think they do, would they be in violation of GPL? Or would the reseller/retailer/redistributor be in violation (say subhiksha mobile, or the hotspot etc)." Personally, I think that since most of the resellers resell the product in original box packing (with the exception of some providers who may re-brand it and hence tinker with the code), they shouldnt be held liable. What is also worth thinking about is, if any of the embedded devices with a non-GPL OS is sold, who pays for the runtime licenses? It is in a majority of cases, the manufacturer & not the reseller, redistributor etc.
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