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What version of Linux isn't under GPL? It's why you boys are lying endlessly here, because it is using that fanatical leftist's license you love so much.

What version of Linux isn't under GPL?

I would agree that there are parts of Red Hawk under the GPL. However, I would also believe that the important parts (the RT stuff, for example) are not.

It is perfectly legal and possible to merge two licenses undeer one product for commercial use. See Cedega and VMware for examples.

Let's lay it out. Your comments, none retracted:

#15: "So the Chinese can rip a free copy over the internet, and rename it "Red Flag" too then huh." -- Factually false, their products are not available over the Internet for anyone.

#21 (statements phrased as questions), all factually false, whether to redistribute the code to anyone is up to Concurrent:

"Red Hawk can't say no, you can't have that if I want a copy can they?"
"Don't they have to give a copy to anyone who wants a copy?"
"Anybody that creates anything with it and distributes it has to also give it away, FOR FREE, to anyone right?"

#30: "The terms of the license are, if you "redistribute", you have to release the source code to anyone that asks for it." -- Factually false. You only have to give the source code to those you decide to redistribute to, not "anyone."

#30: "But the Chicoms rename theirs "Red Flag" and use it to run their supercomputers" -- Factually false. I've caught you on this before, and you gave a half-assed retraction, yet you still repeat it. It still stands as a lie, as since you repeated it I can assume your retraction wasn't sincere.

#34: "but anyone who knows anything about these matters is well aware that you have to provide the source code to anyone who asks for it, if you ever try to resell any GPL code such as a Linux distro" -- Factually false, see above.

#48: To "RedHawk is not a free distro" you stated "It will be, as soon as ANYONE who bought a copy decides to release the source code." -- Factually incorrect. The distribution comes with proprietary applications. Only GPL code within the distribution has to be released when redistributing.

#55: "China LEGALLY takes the latest copy of "Red Hat Linux" and promptly renames it ... "Asianux"" -- Partially incorrect. Asianux is a consortium between companies from China, South Korea and Japan (the last being majority owned by Oracle of the USA).

Wow, GE, that's a big list of factual, demonstrable lies for one thread. Going for a record?