[U-Boot] Possible GPL violation

Henrik Nordström henrik at henriknordstrom.net
Fri Mar 8 09:40:22 CET 2013


fre 2013-03-08 klockan 10:46 +1300 skrev Charles Manning:
> I have had to deal with this a bit so I'll give my 2c.
> 
> Under the GPL2, the company only has to provide source, or make an
> offer to do so, to customers buying the product containing the GPL
> code.

If you go the written offer path then it's not limited to your
customers, the written offer is valid for any third party which pretty
much means anyone. This is to cover that your customers have the right
to redistribute non-commercially with a copy of your written offer.

Regards
Henrik



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