[Samba] Licensing question: Using Samba in a medical system

[Simo Sorce]

Hi, jerry, what do you mean with point b?

On Fri, Feb 08, 2002 at 05:25:57PM -0600, Gerald Carter wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Taegert-Kilger Christoph : SSME wrote:
> 
> > Hello!
> > 
> > We would like to use Samba in a medical system.
> > It would be used to give to a Windows NT workstation
> > transparent access to files on a Linux workstation
> > (file system mapping).
> > This should be possible by installing Samba without
> > changing it and as a separate component of the 
> > overall installation.
> > 
> > Our question: In order to fulfill the licensing requirements,
> > what would we have to give to our end users? 
> > Would a commitment in the user manual according to 
> > section 3b) of the GPL (commitment to provide the 
> > sources on request) do, or would we have to take other
> > steps? 
> > 
> > In particular: Would we have to reveal any details of source code
> > of other components of the systems than Samba?
> 
> You should really consult a lawyer on this if you are considereing 
> shipping Samba in a product.  
> 
> The rule of thumb is that (a) you must provide source code for 
> a GPL piece of software upon request (including any change you have made 
> to it), and (b) and "in process" piece of code not considered to be
> part of the shippiong OS must also be released under the GPL.
> 
> I'm sure other will chime in as well.  Everyone loves a 
> good licensing discussion.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> chau, jerry
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