On 01/04/06 11:33 +0530, Anurag wrote: > Sometime on Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 01:53:14AM +0530, Dinesh Joshi said: > > A VERY IMPORTANT POINT TO NOTE. Has PCQuest released the source code > > for PCQLinux 2006? If not then they have violated the GNU GPL and I > > think someone should take legal action against them. I am bugged by > > They are actually voilating GPL. They are required to publish the > sources of all the packages included on their distribution either on > CDs or somewhere on the internet. > They are required to provide source to anyone who has their binaries upto a period of three years. Write to them asking for the source along with proof of purchase. The GPL violation will occur IFF they don't provide you with the source.
> I remember there was a poll on their forum asking wether PCQLinux > should be based on Debian or Fedora. I'm just guessing Debian should > have given them far lesser issues, as its a remastering friendly > distribution. > More people are familiar with the RH brand name and with RPM. Plus, a better choice than Debian would have been Ubuntu, and frankly, Ubuntu in its current state isn't suited to the Indian market. Devdas Bhagat -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
