Re: [Emc-developers] Spotted on Ali-Express (Via the forum)

[EBo <eb...@sa...>]

On Nov 5 2015 6:02 PM, Jeff Epler wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 05, 2015 at 11:28:00AM -0500, Dave Cole wrote:
>> GPL...  ?   As long as they state that they are not selling 
>> LinuxCNC,
>> how could get they get trouble with that?
>
> Selling a PC with LinuxCNC preinstalled is "commercial distribution", 
> so
> absolutely they have to take several positive actions to be in
> compliance with the GPL.  See the GPL version 2 section 3.
>
> Yes, I know that as a matter of practicality nobody is going to 'get
> these guys' for copyright infringement, whether of LinuxCNC or Mach 
> or
> any other software.

Mach is one thing, but if they provide the source then are they not in 
compliance?