[ILUG] Linux Appliance & a GPL query

[Conor Daly]

On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 08:09:55PM +0100 or so it is rumoured hereabouts, 
Paul Jakma thought:
> I missed a crucial bit in your example.
> 
> On Fri, 14 May 2004, Paul Jakma wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 14 May 2004, Ronan Cunniffe wrote:
> > 
> > > Assume the router is being sold for 100 euro.  
>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> I didnt read that line. If you read my previous mail with that in
> mind, my mail should make sense. :)
> 
> If anyone buys that router they then should be given a copy of the
> GPL and an offer of source code at cost, yes. If they give the router

The crucial question here is "what is cost price of the source?"  If
company claims EUR1,000,000,000 to be the cost price, they are in
compliance with GPL but get to keep the source hidden.

Conor
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