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The first comment starts with z-Stream releases are not reproduced by CentOS - you need to buy those If it's in the kernel doesn't it have to be GPLv2? So onl

The first comment starts with z-Stream releases are not reproduced by CentOS - you need to buy those If it's in the kernel doesn't it have to be GPLv2? So only one person has to buy it, and they can share it with CentOS. Does CentOS have a special deal with RedHat that they won't do this?

psgbg 11y ago
> If it's in the kernel doesn't it have to be GPLv2? That's a tricky question. As far I know Red Hat provides all the sources for their free software (that's the reason why CentOS can exist), but the binary things are a tricky question. I think you could share your recipe (the source code), but retain the sauce (the configuration and compiler that produces the binary and the binary itself) and still comply GPL, it's a grey area. Why CentOS wont share the Red Hat binaries? Well you won't want to bite the hand that feed you.