From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 7798 invoked from network); 29 Jan 2022 23:26:27 -0000 Received: from tb-ob0.topicbox.com (64.147.108.117) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 29 Jan 2022 23:26:27 -0000 Received: from tb-mx0.topicbox.com (tb-mx0.nyi.icgroup.com [10.90.30.73]) by tb-ob0.topicbox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52C3E3201F for ; Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:26:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bounce.mMce36a50cdc0abc563e2d2591.r522be890-2105-11eb-b15e-8d699134e1fa@9fans.bounce.topicbox.com) Received: by tb-mx0.topicbox.com (Postfix, from userid 1132) id 4D78E1473881; Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:26:26 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed; d=9fans.net; h=to:subject :message-id:in-reply-to:references:date:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:from:list-help:list-id :list-post:list-subscribe:reply-to:list-unsubscribe; s=dkim-1; bh=SHmUi+B1hbyarm0XVx9nTWiJZbQCz20FG/EusAymUyI=; b=HVKmfvZ8lAfJ vfaeTo1q0pzn3cBLik1fG9ob4B5bpZ9EyTBCSgxRmWbmhRo9iLykVEeSqCl8c24o 8a4O2rPEmMZMym8zkT56glsT370IqMSanY+10DOWUvRT5KVHfLDQBCljcpFMxacZ /yHfnE3LX8Mq1w0dYHggZj6VNbsQlPQ= To: 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> Subject: Re: [9fans] licence question Message-Id: <16434987660.Ee0f.63295@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> In-Reply-To: References: <8290453C-6FF6-4D5A-B6E0-F603F3C47B33@quintile.net> <16434925810.eeA3aBF.311885@composer.9fans.topicbox.com> Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:26:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=16434987661.EA5F5d.63295 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Policy-Reasoning: allow: sender is a member Topicbox-Message-UUID: d58c0eca-815a-11ec-ab9f-8a559134e1fa Archived-At: =?UTF-8?B?PGh0dHBzOi8vOWZhbnMudG9waWNib3guY29tL2dyb3Vwcy85?= =?UTF-8?B?ZmFucy9UM2UwN2JmZGYyNjNhODNjOC1NY2UzNmE1MGNkYzBhYmM1NjNlMmQy?= =?UTF-8?B?NTkxPg==?= From: "ibrahim via 9fans" <9fans@9fans.net> List-Help: List-Id: "9fans" <9fans.9fans.net> List-Post: List-Software: Topicbox v0 List-Subscribe: Precedence: list Reply-To: 9fans <9fans@9fans.net> List-Unsubscribe: , Topicbox-Delivery-ID: 2:9fans:437d30aa-c441-11e9-8a57-d036212d11b0:522be890-2105-11eb-b15e-8d699134e1fa:Mce36a50cdc0abc563e2d2591:1:DPRuRVguIlbIf4HmZMMcaDMIE9BKQeQBB2eq7BX0inE --16434987661.EA5F5d.63295 Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:26:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sunday, 30 January 2022, at 12:14 AM, sirjofri wrote: > Maybe I misunderstood something about licensing stuff but, can't you just= =20 distribute the working build product (binaries etc, without source) to=20 the TV set (or kiosk) and keep the source in a completely separate open=20 space, under some open source license? I mean, does open source (gpl,=20 mit) mean, you have to distribute the source in the same device? That wasn't about licensing rules but part of the answer to hiro. You misun= derstood the purpose of this sample or perhaps I didn't make it clear (sorr= y for that) As a side node if you search for GPL infringements you will find some examp= les of large scale companies who used embedded linux without sharing their = code in such devices. On Sunday, 30 January 2022, at 12:14 AM, sirjofri wrote: > At least that would have issues with any linux distribution I know, where= =20 you usually just download prebuilt binaries and have to download the=20 source separately. What you said is right you can make binary distributions but have to provid= e the sources. The rules are described in detail here : https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/T3e07bfdf263a83c8-Mce36a= 50cdc0abc563e2d2591 Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription --16434987661.EA5F5d.63295 Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2022 18:26:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sunday, 30 January 2022, at 12:14 AM, sirjo= fri wrote:
Maybe I misunderstood somet= hing about licensing stuff but, can't you just=20 distribute the working build product (binaries etc, without source) to=20 the TV set (or kiosk) and keep the source in a completely separate open=20 space, under some open source license? I mean, does open source (gpl,=20 mit) mean, you have to distribute the source in the same device?

That wasn't about licensing rules but par= t of the answer to hiro. You misunderstood the purpose of this sample or pe= rhaps I didn't make it clear (sorry for that)

As a side node if you search for GPL infringements you will find so= me examples of large scale companies who used embedded linux without sharin= g their code in such devices.

On Sunday, 3= 0 January 2022, at 12:14 AM, sirjofri wrote:
At least that would have issues with any linux distribution I know, = where=20 you usually just download prebuilt binaries and have to download the=20 source separately.

What you said is= right you can make binary distributions but have to provide the sources. T= he rules are described in detail here :

https://www.gnu.org/lic= enses/gpl-faq.html


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