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From: | Hyman Rosen |
Subject: | Re: IBM on Open Source .. |
Date: | Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:24:02 -0400 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) |
Hyman Rosen wrote:
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-64669&brandind=5000020I was not able to find any reference to the GPL or to source code availability on the web site or in the iso file. Unless purchasers of the hardware receive some documentation of the GPL (this download is only for them), it does appear that IBM is violating the GPL.
I assume it's carelessness, not malice. Elsewhere: <https://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5076358&brandind=5000020> ... The firmware also includes a Linux kernel which is provided to you under the following terms: * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt As required by the GNU General Public License, the applicable source code is provided by Blade Network Technologies, Inc. at the following link: * http://www.bladenetwork.net/media/GZs/lnx_src.tar.gz
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