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Red Hat cutting back RHEL source availability (lwn.net)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@beehaw.org
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[–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Isn't that against GPL? You as a user are allowed to do whatever with the software — modify it, redistribute it etc.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    I’m definitely not a lawyer, so grain of salt. By the GPL you are allowed to re-distribute the source, but Redhat can also refuse to do further business with you and terminate the account. By not distributing the GPL licensed code unless you are a customer (and under a no-distribution contract), they can just choose not to distribute the software to you and thus not have to give you source.

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