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Re: Policy on SL lifetimes
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:39:56 -0700
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On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 08:58:44AM -0700, Yasha Karant wrote:
> On 06/12/2012 02:44 PM, Konstantin Olchanski wrote:
> >
> >For GPL-licensed code, ...
> 
> As you understand the legal situation ...
>

No, I do not understand the legal situation.

I only repeat what is considered to be the common understanding
of the GPL requirements for binary RPM files for Linux distributions.

I am not a lawyer, I am not giving you legal advice and you cannot
use my words to justify your own actions or to make claims
about actions of others.

If you are merely curious about the legal situation, please do your own
research using authoritative sources. Statements by the FSF, RMS, Linus
Torvalds, EFF, SFLC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Foundation)
would be good starting points.

But if you want to make business decisions, you need proper legal advice
and you will not find any here or on any other discussion forum.

-- 
Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada

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