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"Any Covered Software that You distribute or otherwise make available in Executable form must also be made available in Source Code form and that Source Code fo
by 5ilv3r 9y ago
"Any Covered Software that You distribute or otherwise make available in Executable form must also be made available in Source Code form and that Source Code form must be distributed only under the terms of this License. "
You cannot build a binary with CDDL code and distribute it as anything other than CDDL. Ubuntu is wrong and likewise you are wrong. Otherwise, riddle me this: What is the license of the ubuntu shipped kernel packages? Oracle says it's CDDL. Linus says it's the GPL. Which do you believe it is?
- FireBeyond 9y ago> Ubuntu is wrong and likewise you are wrong. Thanks, anonymous internet attorney. This is not an appeal to authority, but when a corporation is willing to put out official communication stating that they have consulted with attorneys whose legal opinion is that there is no violation here, and who has a lot more to lose than you or I, I am inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.
- 5ilv3r 9y agoWell sir, I am not. Good day to you.
- throwaway2048 9y agoThat is infact, an appeal to authority, don't kid yourself.
- 4ad 9y agohttps://philosophy.stackexchange.com/a/36408 https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/a/36408
- 4ad 9y agoIt's not one corporation, it's at least two. Joyent did basically the reverse thing. They took KVM, a Linux-derived GPL module and put it together with the CDDL illumos kernel. They lawyers analyzed this situation and vetted it okay.