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@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ applications such as BusyBox is manditory. | |||
55 | 55 | ||
56 | <b>Accompanied by source</b> generally means you place the full | 56 | <b>Accompanied by source</b> generally means you place the full |
57 | source code for all GPL'd products such as BusyBox on a driver CD | 57 | source code for all GPL'd products such as BusyBox on a driver CD |
58 | somewhere. | 58 | somewhere. Full source code includes the BusyBox ".config" file |
59 | used when your shipping BusyBox binary was compiled. | ||
59 | 60 | ||
60 | <p> | 61 | <p> |
61 | 62 | ||
@@ -76,21 +77,24 @@ preparing and mailing a CD to you. | |||
76 | <p> | 77 | <p> |
77 | 78 | ||
78 | Keep in mind though that if you distribute GPL'd binaries online | 79 | Keep in mind though that if you distribute GPL'd binaries online |
79 | (as is often done when supplying firmware updates), you <b>must</b> | 80 | (as is often done when supplying firmware updates), it is highly |
80 | make source available online and inform those downloading | 81 | recommended that you make the corresponding source available online |
81 | firmware updates of their right to obtain source. | 82 | at the same place. Regardless, you <b>must</b> either make source |
83 | available online (i.e. <b>accompanied by source</b>) and/or inform | ||
84 | those downloading firmware updates of their right to obtain source | ||
85 | (i.e. <b>a written offer</b>). Failure to do so is a violation of | ||
86 | your licensing obligations. | ||
87 | |||
82 | 88 | ||
83 | <p> | 89 | <p> |
84 | 90 | ||
85 | Additionally, some people have the mistaken understanding that if | 91 | Some people have the mistaken understanding that if they use unmodified |
86 | they use unmodified GPL'd source code, they do not need to | 92 | GPL'd source code, they do not need to distribute anything. This belief |
87 | distribute anything. This belief is not correct, and is not | 93 | is not correct, and is not supported by the |
88 | supported by the | ||
89 | <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">text of GPL</a>. | 94 | <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">text of GPL</a>. |
90 | Please do re-read it, and you | 95 | Please do re-read it -- you will find there is no such provision. |
91 | will find there is no such provision. If you distribute any GPL'd | 96 | If you distribute any GPL'd binaries, you must also make source available |
92 | binaries, you must also make source available as discussed on | 97 | as discussed on this webpage. |
93 | this webpage. | ||
94 | 98 | ||
95 | <p> | 99 | <p> |
96 | 100 | ||