AJ McKee wrote:
> Hi All,
>> We have a Linux product (A firewall appliance) which is managed by a third
> party company. I was having a look at it the other day and stumbled across
> its license terms. I have pasted the terms below, but just before I mail the
> fsf ppl and all other parties concerned, I said I would mail it here to get
> opinion on it. Below are the license terms that are causing me difficulty.
> My main question being is the offer to give the source code out but to
> charge a admin/media fee reasonable.
>> Many thanks in advance
> AJ
>> Licenses
> Under the GPL, the Vendor is obligated to provide, upon request, copies of
> source code licensed under the GPL. If you would like to obtain such code,
> please provide:
>> Payment of HK$1,000 (covering disk media and preparation time)
> Please allow 14 days to process your request.
€109 is a bit mad, as is 14 days.
I guess it's to the letter of the GPL
but definitely not playing nice. They should pop it on
a website for free like everyone else.
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