Re: Centos 6 Update?

[Lucian <lucian@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 1:00 AM, Jerry Franz <jfranz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 04/07/2011 03:52 PM, Scott Silva wrote:
>>
>> The GPL says they must release source. It doesn't say they have to also
>> release any magic spells they use to compile it.
>>
>
> Actually, it *does*. If the code was released with missing 'magic fairy
> dust' required to actually compile the GPL derived binaries they
> release, they would be in violation of GPL2 section 3.
>
> You should read http://gpl-violations.org/faq/sourcecode-faq.html to
> understand the implications of the GPL on source code release. You want
> to read the sections on 'What are "scripts used to control
> compilation"?' and 'What are "scripts used to control installation"?'

Interesting. I wonder how would RedHat respond to this.
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