Sydney Morning Herald: Red Hat Violating GPL, Says Tech Evangelist

“Tech evangelist David McNett has written to the Free Software
Foundation claiming that certain portions of the end user license
agreement (EULA) that accompany the Red Hat Advanced Server version
of GNU/Linux ‘would appear to be at odds with the also included GNU
General Public License…’

“In his letter, he quoted the following from the EULA for Red
Hat Advanced Server: ‘Red Hat Linux is a modular operating system
made up of hundreds of individual software components, each of
which was individually written and copyrighted. Each component has
its own applicable EULA. The EULAs are located in the source code
provided with the product. Throughout this document the components
are referred to, individually and collectively, as the ‘Linux
Programs.’ Most of the Linux Programs are licensed pursuant to a
Linux EULA that permits you to copy, modify, and redistribute the
software, in both source code and binary code forms. Red Hat Linux
itself is a collective work under U.S. Copyright Law. Red Hat
grants you a license in this collective work pursuant to the GNU
General Public License…'”

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