[LAD] [OT] LinuxSampler and GPL - some clarifications

[Thorsten Wilms]

On Sun, 2008-01-27 at 14:37 +0100, Marek wrote:
> 
> 
> On Jan 27, 2008 1:19 PM, Luis Garrido
> <luisgarrido at users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>         > 1. usage of a computer program licensed under the terms of
>         GPL in a hardware
>         > product, whether modified or not, is not a distribution of a
>         computer
>         > program licensed under the terms of GPL, and is thus
>         prohibited by GPL.
>         
>         
>         I don't follow you there. Why the exception you mention
>         (selling
>         computers with Linux preinstalled) is indeed a exception and
>         not the
>         rule?
> 
>  It's the only case i can think of right now, that allows to
> distribute GPLed software inside hardware  for profit,
> because you're making profit out of the hardware  not the software. 

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