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Re: New Linux based router made in israel



Udi Finkelstein writes:

 > The following article has been on Slashdot, but what's more interesting to us
 > about it is that it's manufactured in Israel by NBase.
 > 
 > http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990406/ca_mrv_com_1.html
 > 
 > Which brings up another subject - how has all the maufacturers of products
 > with Linux as the embedded OS complied with the GPL license?

What's the problem? Unless they modify the kernel in some way (which
they pobably don't need to), they have nothing to worry about. And
even if they do, they just need to put up a patch on their FTP site or 
something. Not a big problem.


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