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Linksys Still In Violation of the GPL?

Posted by Hemos on Monday September 29, 2003 @02:17AM from the fess-up-and-correct dept.

A reader writes:"From a recent post to LKML: "...Clearly, the kernel source that Linksys provided cannot be used to recreate the kernel that they are shipping with their product. Therefore, they have been, and still remain in violation of the GPL." Several heavy hitters have signed this one, including Jeremy Allison and Alan Cox." There's also commentary from David Turner and Bradley Kuhn of the FSF.

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Violation by mschoolbus · 2003-09-29 02:20 · Score: 3, Funny

Several heavy hitters have signed this one, including Jeremy Allison and Alan Cox.

Yea.... Where do I sign?!
Let's be thankful by overbyj · 2003-09-29 02:22 · Score: 5, Funny

that they aren't charging us $699 to use their stuff!

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Re:Do you really want them to stop? by morcheeba · 2003-09-29 02:35 · Score: 2, Funny

You wouldn't even have to own it to use it - just 0wn it.

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Re:GPL be damned! by Horny+Smurf · 2003-09-29 02:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Programming is like sex... make one mistake, and support it the rest of your life.
Also, /. readers like to talk about it, but if you're posting to slashdot, you're obviously not doing it!
Re:The price of freedom... by ydnar · 2003-09-29 03:38 · Score: 2, Funny

Nitpicking?

Sorry... :)