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Re:My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also... by RHSeeger on Saturday December 27, 2025 @03:06PM (#46404783)
The GPL binds _everyone_ who distributes GPL-covered work, including resellers. It doesn't matter if you made a copy of it, you are distributing it.
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Re:My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also... by RichardLake on Saturday December 27, 2025 @09:03PM (#46407706)
No it doesn't. It can not bind someone that has not agreed to it. A failure to agree might mean they are infringing on copy-right and is liable for damages, but it is wrong to say it binds everyone that distributes it.
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Re:My insulin pump controller uses the Linux kernel. It also... by RHSeeger on Saturday December 27, 2025 @10:14PM (#46408037)
They are distributing it without the right to distribute it. The only thing that allows them to distribute it is agreeing to the license/contract to do it in a specific way. If they don't do that, they don't have the right to distribute it. The person they got it from saying otherwise doesn't change that.
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