[syslinux] SysLinux GPL license violation

[Wout Mertens]

Maybe it's time to contact the FSF...

See http://www.fsf.org/copyleft/gpl-violation.html

Wout.


On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Ivo Palli wrote:

> Josef Siemes wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > jc at ljchurch.co.uk schrieb am 20.10.03 10:21:56:
> >
> >>On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 09:50:40 +0200, Josef Siemes <jsiemes at web.de> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ivo Palli <ivo at palli.nl> schrieb am 19.10.03 03:40:46:
> >>>
> >>>>SysLinux, being a GPL product, is being sold under a very restrictive
> >>>>license without even offering the sources to the public.
> >>>>
> >>>>I've written up my findings here: http://www.palli.nl/~ivo/rdp/
> >>>
> >>>Haven't even looked at your page, but you're completely wrong. Download
> >>>the
> >>>package, and you'll find a lot of '*.asm' files. No C code included,
> >>>since syslinux
> >>>is written in assembler, and there are also readme's that point out
> >>>which tools
> >>>to use to get your binary.
> >>>
> >>>So please look into the package before complaining.
> >>
> >>I think you're being a bit hasty with your criticism there, Josef.
> >>
> >>Ivo's is concerned about a company that seems to be using syslinux as part
> >>of a commercial product without following the stipulations of the GPL.  I
> >>think you should have a look at the article he wrote.
> >
> >
> > Agreed ... from what was written above I thought that syslinux was violating
> > the GPL.  Ivo should have written something like 'EasyRDP violates GPL, syslinux
> > included in the package'.
> >
> > Sorry, but the wording above was quite confusing, and thanks Ivo for reporting
> > this.
> >
>
> Oops, sorry you are right, now that I read back my original email I can see that
> I should have been more clear. :)
>
> Regards,
>
>     Ivo Palli
>
>
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