[Asterisk-Users] GPL Violations (Was: Advice on OS Choice)

[Brian West]

> IANAL but you can make any changes you want provided you do not
> distribute/sell the changed software without making the changed code
> available. And AFAIK *Available* does not mean "ship with". Available
> can mean download, CVS or other means. Distribution is what triggers the
> GPL. And use within a company does not, I believe, constitute
> distribution.
> 
> I also think GPL violations are rare. But there was a highly publicized
> alleged violation by Cisco/Linksys:

I hate to say this but it's not as rare as you think.  

bkw