On 30 Nov 2000, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Rando Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Note that dpkg itself is GPLed, so if you have a working version of dpkg, > > > you almost certainly already have a copy of the GPL. (On a Debian system, > > > the GPL's in base-files, which is essential). Note that if you want to > > > get any use out of a deb (other than just look at how it's laid out, > > > maybe), you almost certainly need to run it on a Linux system, and Linux > > > is also GPLed (ditto Hurd). > > 1) Linux binaries can be run on many non-Linux systems, like BSD, > which might not have any copy of the GPL.
Horsefeathers! All BSDs use GCC, so must come with a copy of the GPL. See your point 2. > 2) The license says it must be given with the binaries. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Customer: "I'm running Windows '98" Tech: "Yes." Customer: "My computer isn't working now." Tech: "Yes, you said that." Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's who!
