Does linux use GPL or not??

[kmself at ix.netcom.com]

On Tue, Aug 08, 2000 at 05:59:04PM +0100, SamBC wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kristiono Setyadi [mailto:viaris at gamanet.ugm.ac.id]
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> <SNIP>
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> > What about the other version of Linux (like RedHat, Slackware, etc.)?
> > Can we say that the Kernel of the Linux have been changed?
> 
> They do not modify the kernel (except for the odd proprietary patch which is
> unusual). However, they distribute under the GPL also (mostly), and they
> charge for documentation, support, and media, not for the software itself

The TurboLinux clustering software is, I believe, an example of this.

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