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2023-11-12 12:00
Open Source License Obligations Checklists even better now
Import the checklists to other tools, create context diffs and merged lists
2022-07-11 12:00
Call for participation in phase #4 of Open Source OPC UA open62541 support project
Letter of Intent fulfills wish list from recent survey
2022-01-13 12:00
Phase #3 of OSADL project on OPC UA PubSub over TSN successfully completed
Another important milestone on the way to interoperable Open Source real-time Ethernet has been reached
2021-02-09 12:00
Open Source OPC UA PubSub over TSN project phase #3 launched
Letter of Intent with call for participation is now available |
COOL - Compact OSADL Online Lectures - November 2024 edition
OSADL talks at ESE Embedded Software Engineering Kongress
COOL - Compact OSADL Online Lectures - December 2024 edition
The OSADL Quick Linux Compliance Check
Solution of the questions
The OSADL Quick Linux Compliance Check contains a total of four questions with respect to important license obligations that must be fulfilled when copying and distributing the Linux kernel that is licensed under the GPL-2.0. The questions along with their expected answers are summarized in the below table. Please note that there are additional license obligations.
Questions – only valid, if any of the products that you supply contain the GPL-2.0-licensed Linux kernel | Expected answer |
|---|---|
Do you provide copyright notices and license texts of the Linux kernel along with your product? | Yes |
Do you submit a warranty disclaimer with your product to protect the previous Linux developers from claims for damages as requested? | Yes |
Do you provide the complete corresponding source code of your Linux kernel on a medium customarily used for software interchange i) always along with your product when it is delivered or ii) according to a written offer provided together with your product to do so up to three years after the date of distribution? | Yes |
Are your customers allowed to replace the original Linux kernel of your product by their own one and do you provide all information that may be needed to do so? | Yes |
Disclaimer
To extract license obligations out of a license text and to recommend how these obligations are translated into a company's internal processes in a legally conformant way only can be done by a lawyer. As a consequence, although the above questions and answers have been composed with maximum attention and diligence, OSADL cannot be held accountable for them and refuses any responsibility.
