On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Dave Cramer wrote:
> I was about to recompile busybox with my required features and I am
> wondering how/if that affects the GPL nature of the code on the 7000
How? Busybox is GPL, is GPL. Any other code is whatever it is licensed as.
> I'm also wondering if the GPL extends to any proprietary code I place
> on the device.
Not unless you have included any GPL code in the proprietary program,
or linked against a GPL library. A lot of libraries are LGPL which
allows such linking, without making you program GPL
> Does anyone have an opinion? Since this device is being sold as a
> product does the GPL extend to the users of the product ?
If you are thinking of releasing a product containing GPL code, busybox,
Linux Kernel, then you must fullfill the license requirments of the GPL.
If I were you, and you don't understand the licensing requirements, I'd
goto
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html
and read up on it, and if you still have questions, then enquire of the
GNU organisation <>
Jim
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