Re: [LINUX-ABIT] Re: ABIT -- GENTUS Linux Steals GPL CODE AGAIN!!

From: James Sutherland (jas88@cam.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Jun 08 2000 - 01:09:21 EST


On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Andre Hedrick wrote:

> On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, James Sutherland wrote:
>
> > > According to section 'b' I imagine a URL written on the label on
> > > the disk of where to get the source code would be adequate..
> >
> > I would hope so, but others here seem to be taking a different approach
> > :-(
>
> No, the point is that no effort to comply with GPL was ever made.
> It is one thing if you tried and fail because you did not understand.
> However, this is a case of not even trying, and the UP yours approach to
> intellectual property rights......there are none in Taiwan!

Agreed. In practice, I doubt any authors would object in this hypothetical
case, so long as the source were available.

Personally, it's Abit's "up yours" approach to circuit design and firmware
that gets me... :-)

James.

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