Dnia wtorek, 27 grudnia 2005 06:47, Nigel Ridley napisa?: > Sagara Wijetunga wrote: > > Tomahawk Computers (www.tomahawkcomputers.com), > > Singapore, released an advanced multimedia centric > > Linux desktop distribution > I checked their website but there seems to be a problem with the GPL - > they only include the source code with the registered version. > Have I misunderstood something or is this a violation of the GPL?
Hmm, not exactly - you can always ask for the source code, only if they refuse to give it to you for a reasonable fee (if you have the binary packages and only if) they'll break the GPL. Althoug this abstract "The evaluation user agrees to either obtain a valid license from Tomahawk Computers Pte Ltd, Singapore, before the expiry of the evaluation period OR remove the software completely from the computer after the expiry of the evaluation period." could break the GPL, you have to remove only their proprietary software which could be included on the disc, they can't bind this clause to the GPL AFAIK... -- ?ukasz [DeeJay1] Jerna? -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20051227/b1d227b9/attachment.pgp
