Re: [cobalt-users] source of panel-utils

[Olivier Bornet <Olivier.Bornet@xxxxxxx>]

Hello,

> All the info I ever had while at Cobalt was that the LCD drivers were
> _not_ open source and the manufacturer only allowed us to distribute
> binaries.

According to the RPM:


$ rpm --query --info --package panel-utils-5.0.6-13.i386.rpm
Name        : panel-utils                  Relocations: (not relocateable)
Version     : 5.0.6                             Vendor: (none)
Release     : 13                            Build Date: Thu 14 Mar 2002 11:09:47 AM CET
Install date: (not installed)               Build Host: moshraq.cobalt.com
Group       : Base                          Source RPM: panel-utils-5.0.6-13.src.rpm
Size        : 113439                           License: GPL
Summary     : LCD Front Panel Utility Programs
Description :
This package contains the utility programs used for getting input and
displaying output to the LCD console.


This says the License _is_ GPL. Is cobalt (or Sun) making the package in
the wrong way ?

Good day.

                Olivier

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