RE: how to get uptodate vxworks gdb source code

D.J. Barrow
2006-03-02T15:31:26Z

Hi Dave,
From my understanding of GPL they have to make the sources freely
available to everyone, the licence is supposed to be infectious
Gnu wouldn't neuter this licence.
The latest gdb available on their website which they is
gdb-5.3 for tornado-2.2.

--- Dave Korn <dave.korn@artimi.com> wrote:

> On 02 March 2006 12:00, D.J. Barrow wrote:
>
> > This is the reply I got from Windriver support
> > you need License / Code Number to get their sources.
>
>
> Yes, of course. The GPL obliges anyone who distributes binaries of a GPL'd
> program to supply (or offer to supply) the sources of those binaries, but
> they're only obliged to do so to those same people who they have shipped
> binaries to. So if you don't have a fully licensed VxWorks development setup,
> they won't have sent you their toolchain, and won't be under any obligation to
> give you binaries; i.e. they are only obliged to give sources to the customers
> who have bought their binaries. If you haven't been given a binary version of
> the toolchain by them, they aren't obliged to you in any way.
>
> And like Steven said, if you want to discuss it in greater depth, approach
> the FSF directly, or discuss it on the lists at
> http://gpl-violations.org/
>
> cheers,
> DaveK
> --
> Can't think of a witty .sigline today....
>
>

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