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Originally posted by funggorgor
Is Linspire totally GPL licensed?
It states that "part" of linspire is GPL
So is Linspire totally GPL licensed?
If linspire is not totally gpl licensed, do they have the right to include the GPL part?
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No- Linspire is not completely GPL'd
Yes- They can include the GPL'd part. It's no different then installing non-GPL'd software on Linux or installing GPL'd software on Windows. It's not against the License. If your wondering what is and isn't GPL'd in Linspire, everything that is normal for a Linux distro, like the kernel, KDE, etc. is GPL'd. Anything that is a cool feature Linspire added, like the software for their Click'N'Run Repository isn't.
Also all the software in the Click'N'Run repository is Open-Source, but you have to pay a monthly fee to Linspire for it because they package it all up into an easy to install package.
For anyone not knowing what the GPL is, it's (probably) the most commonly used Open-Source License. It stands for the GNU/GPL or GNU General Public License. However it isn't the only one. If you have an interest in Open-Source, Law, or want to see if there's a better open-source license out there for your project besides the GNU/GPL check out the
Open Source Initiative. If I remember correctly I believe they have somewhere around 50 Open Source Licenses.
PS for future reference, this kind of post should go in the straight general a few forums down. The Linux-General area is mostly for problems that don't have a designated forum or cover several areas.