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		samuellb on Sept 10, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arch Linux Handbook for Kindle rejected by Amazon Source? Why does e.g. Debian or other free software distributors think they can distribute GPLv2 software then?

sliverstorm on Sept 10, 2012 [–]

I'm not saying the GPLv2 withholds distribution rights; rather, it grants them conditionally, and if you can grant them conditionally you can withhold them.

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