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It's certainly silly that Taco would be the one to post this... There was no need to even verify anything. Anybody who knows the GPL a little bit knows that:
"It is currently being distributed without source in violation of article 3 of the GPL"
is a horseshit comment. It says nowhere in the GPL that a distribution of GPLd software MUST be accompanied by the source. All it says is that the source MUST be made available. And Taco should know that.
I mean, I didn't have to read the comments here to know that there was no story...
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What I find ironic is that with your statement
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I don't think we're getting the whole story here.
you are in fact implying they guy is a liar. Maybe he should sue you for questioning his integrity on
Yes, friends, subscribe to /. now for this kind of journalistic integrity and quality.
It's certainly silly that Taco would be the one to post this... There was no need to even verify anything. Anybody who knows the GPL a little bit knows that:
"It is currently being distributed without source in violation of article 3 of the GPL"
is a horseshit comment. It says nowhere in the GPL that a distribution of GPLd software MUST be accompanied by the source. All it says is that the source MUST be made available. And Taco should know that.
I mean, I didn't have to read the comments here to know that there was no story...