Re: Boot CD and terms of use

2009-03-16 Thread Stefan Monnier
> Option a requires the source and binary to be distributed on the same > medium. Yes, sorry I erased the right option (b) and kept the wrong one (a). > Now, *if* the Internet is considered a "medium customarily used for software > interchange", a URL that was live for at least 3 years after th

Re: Boot CD and terms of use

2009-03-16 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In , Stefan Monnier wrote: >> a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable >> source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections >> 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software >> interchange; or, > >[...] > >> Usually, this prohibits "simply" providi

Re: Boot CD and terms of use

2009-03-16 Thread Stefan Monnier
> a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable > source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections > 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software > interchange; or, [...] > Usually, this prohibits "simply" providing a "pointer" to the > source cod

Re: Boot CD and terms of use

2009-03-16 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Sunday 15 March 2009 15:33:23 Oliver Schneider wrote: > > IANAL and TINLA, but you will probably only need to provide source for > > software that appears on the image that was licensed to your company > > under the LGPL or GPL. Those licenses give a number of options for how > > you can sat

Re: Boot CD and terms of use

2009-03-15 Thread 明覺
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Oliver Schneider wrote: > Hi, > > what is the best method to create a boot CD (i386) using Debian? Is debian live cd for this purpose? > Is it advisable to use the generic kernel from the network installation CD > or would you recommend to compile a custom kerne

Re: Boot CD and terms of use

2009-03-15 Thread Oliver Schneider
> If I were you I'd take a existing live CD you think is closest to what > you need and modify that, learning the tools they use to build it also > the way. Okay, sounds sensible. > This list is not a legal professional. Your company needs to be asking > these questions to a lawyer. Of course not

Re: Boot CD and terms of use

2009-03-15 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Sunday 15 March 2009 13:33:35 Oliver Schneider wrote: >what is the best method to create a boot CD (i386) using Debian? Is it > advisable to use the generic kernel from the network installation CD or > would you recommend to compile a custom kernel? Or is it perhaps better to > base it on someth