Re: blatant GPL violation of ext2 and reiserfs filesystem drivers

From: Horst von Brand
Date: Fri Dec 23 2005 - 21:18:29 EST


Scott Mansfield <thephantom@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>Developer replies that the source code will be provided
> >>only to paying customers:

> > Not really. Developer does make the bizarre statement that "paid
> > customers" are entitled to source code,

Read the GPL: You get the binary, you are entitled to the source. You have
no binary, wellll...

Sure, you can get the binary (legally!) from somebody else, and then you
are entitled to source.
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