Has Microsoft violated the GPL?
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| Yet that is not a far-fetched conclusion - not after the deal that
| Dell cut with Microsoft recently. You see, as a result of striking
| this deal, Microsoft has effectively become a Linux distributor.
| It gets SUSE Linux licences from Novell and distributes them to Dell.
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| The GPLv2, the existing version of the GPL that is, stipulates
| that if a person or company distributes software that is under
| the GPL, then that person or company is also bound by the terms
| of the same licence.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12305&Itemid=1091
Related:
Moglen's Slides and Talk on SUSE Vouchers & GPLv3 Available
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| The key piece, to me, is the fact that there is no expiration date on
| those vouchers. And don't forget that the vouchers are for support
| and updates. Updates mean software code. So I understand this to
| mean that Microsoft is conveying to customers the means to obtain
| GPLv3 code, if a voucher is turned in after the new license is in
| effect. Is this delicious or what?
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| I don't know which lawyer wrote the vouchers, but I'm guessing
| somewhere in Redmond, there is a lawyer beating his head against
| the wall right about now.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070519090322431
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