[CoLoCo] GPL Issues with Xandros

[Jim Hutchinson]

Anything that is GPL'd only has to be made available in source code.
They do not have to package their OS for free use. You can download
anything that is GPL'd and rebuild the OS (or all the GPL parts at
least). They do have a link to the source code. You just have to
search really hard to find it.

http://www.xandros.com/support/source_code.html

Jim

On 11/6/07, Michael TheZorch Haney <thezorch at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think there's a rather serious issue with the Linux distro Xandros and
> the GPL.  It is a Linux OS thus it falls under the GPL yet you cannot
> freely download a copy of it nor is there any way I've seen to obtain
> the source code.  The only way to get it is to buy it or get a 30-day
> limited free trial version.  These are clear GPL violations and I am
> wondering why they haven't been challenged over it yet?