china buying software

[Christopher Chan]

On Thursday, January 20, 2011 04:30 PM, Michael Haney wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 12:51 AM, Cybe R. Wizard
> <cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net>  wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:36:11 +0000
>> David Gerard<dgerard at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> On 20 January 2011 01:54, Cybe R. Wizard
>>> <cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net>  wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:42:54 +0100
>>>> Jan Claeys<lists at janc.be>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, there are probably as many illegal copies of linux
>>>>> made/sold in China as there are illegal copies of Windows
>>>
>>>> How is an illegal copy of Linux even possible?
>>>
>>>
>>> GPL violation.
>>>
>>>
>>> - d.
>>>
>> Describe, please, how China might be violating the GPL by distributing
>> Linux and/or advocating its use.
>>
>
> Not releasing the source of any modified GPL'd code used in the
> devices is one example.
>

Wrong, not releasing the source and build scripts of all GPL code used 
in the devices. Even if they make no modifications, they are still 
obliged to release the source and build scripts or whatever is necessary 
to make a successful build software wise.