Joseph Rushton Wakeling, el 4 de abril a las 15:43 me escribiste: > On 04/04/12 14:24, Alex Rønne Petersen wrote: > >GPL extends to the build system? This is news to me... that seems a little > >overzealous... (or maybe I'm interpreting it incorrectly) > > > >But point taken. If that's how the GPL works, then that's how it is. > > From Section 1 of the GPL: > > The “Corresponding Source” for a work in object code form means all the > source code needed to generate, install, and (for an executable work) run > the object code and to modify the work, including scripts to control those > activities.
> To see why it matters, imagine a corporate entity releasing a large, > complex piece of software where the code was under a free licence > but the build system was proprietary and internal to the company. > It'd be a major block to practically enjoying the licence freedoms. This is new to GPLv3 right? Because several companies are already doing this, specially companies selling small devices with Linux, usually they -- Leandro Lucarella (AKA luca) http://llucax.com.ar/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GPG Key: 5F5A8D05 (F8CD F9A7 BF00 5431 4145 104C 949E BFB6 5F5A 8D05) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HOMBRE DESNUDO AMENAZA A LOS VECINOS CON UNA "KATANA" DESDE SU BALCON -- Crónica TV
