Rahul Sundaram wrote:
Les Mikesell wrote:
The question wasn't about buying it. It was about the redistribution
restriction attached that the GPL does not permit.
GPL requires that you will get the source if you get the binary but
there is no requirement that forces anybody to give you the binaries in
the first place including updates. So the subscriptions requirement are
in compliance. Again, there is zero requirements in any free and open
source license to give binaries for free to anybody because there is a
limit to which copyright laws can extend itself.
I didn't say anything about getting the first copy. What I am saying is
that the GPL forbids restrictions that could keep someone from
redistributing their copy after they get it and there is no distinction
in that regard whether the binary or source is involved.
If
you actually believe that there is a license violation, feel free to
convince any of the developers of GPL licensed code that Red Hat
includes in RHEL or FSF itself. I am sure they would happy to tell you
exactly why you are wrong in detail if necessary.
I do think that if there is a penalty involved for redistributing copies
of GPL'd code, binary or not, it conflicts with the 'no additional
restrictions' clause of the GPL. If they apply this restriction only to
the non-GPL components, that would be different, but I don't know if
that is the case.
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