Open source code question...

[mikebw at colossus.bilow.com (Mike Bilow)]

I don't understand your question.  Linux is licensed under GNU General
Public License (GPL).  See http://www.opensource.org/ for information
about other alternative licenses which are also considered Open Source.

The thrust of GPL is: you are entitled to the source code of the program
so you can change it or derive new things from it; if you do change it or
derive new things from it, then you can choose to distribute the changed
or new thing you made; if you do choose to distribute the changed or new
thing you made, you must give it to everyone on the same terms as the
original was licensed to you, including the requirement that you provide
source code so others can change it or derive new things.

Linux is Open Source _because_ it is licensed under GPL.

-- Mike


On 2000-05-03 at 07:56 -0400, Kevin M. Gleason wrote:

> Legally speaking, does the 'open source code' feature of Linux permit
> anyone to be able to alter the code and share his/her changes with
> anyone OR is that the feature of the GNU license. Where is the line
> drawn?
> 
> Kevin


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