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Re: OT: BeOS
On Tue, Apr 04, 2000 at 02:13:54AM +0200, Ereli wrote:
> Hi
> did any one here tried BeOS 5?
> I did and i saw it uses many GPLed tools, stuff like bash, and gcc.
> is any one found the license packed somewhere in the image? if it isn't there, isn't that a violation of the GPL?
> can any one comment on this issue?
Really? The GPL has an exception clause that allows it to be linked to
non-GPL'd software if that non-GPL'd software is an integral part of
the OS, but that exception does not hold if the OS is distributed
together with the GPL'd software. So the GPL would require that either
most of BeOS is GPL'd as well, or that these tools are distributed
separately from BeOS... I'm curious...
> Ereli
- Adi Stav
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