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Where is the source code for Puppy?
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nappaji
Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 11 |
Is the source code avaialble for download? Is it open source? If yes, where can i download it from? Thanks |
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darkerror05
 Joined: 17 Jun 2006 Posts: 277 Location: Rochester NY, USA |
If you are talking about puppy yes it is open source. If you want the source you will have to go to every site that hosts the sorce for every app. And then get the kernel sorces. _________________ -darkerror |
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HairyWill
 Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2946 Location: Southampton, UK |
Does that comply with the GPL. My understanding is that GPL source must be distributed along with binaries, ie made available from approximately the same website. BTW I am fairly new to linux and think Puppy is fantastic, but I was wondering about this. 
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GuestToo
Puppy Master Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 4078 |
not all open source is GPL ... Puppy is made from sources that have various licenses, including GPL, LGPL, BSD, MIT, public domain, etc etc ... and some binaries are not open source at all ... like Flash, Opera, Java, unrar, Unstoppable Copier, etc etc see: http://www.puppyos.com/download/downpage.htm
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BarryK
Puppy Master  Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 8232 Location: Perth, Western Australia |
We meet the minimum legal requirement (as explained to me by a solicitor at the Free Software Foundation) by providing source on CD at a basic cost. Note however, Puppy 2.10 uses source from the T2 repository as much as possible. Most of 2.10 packages are from there, even if later versions are available. T2 has at least two download sites. Here's one: http://nexus.tfh-berlin.de/~t2/source/6.0/ |
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nappaji
Joined: 23 Aug 2006 Posts: 11 |
The link http://nexus.tfh-berlin.de/~t2/source/6.0/ does not work. Is there any other link from where I can download the source? How can i request a CD version of the source? |
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headfound
 Joined: 24 Jun 2006 Posts: 355 Location: England |
Why are you so anxious to get your hands on the source code? Why not join the project and help to make it better? Forgive me if i'm wrong but your questions sound a bit dodgy! 
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marksouth2000
Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 620 |
To hack on it, Dear Lisa, Dear Lisa, to hack on it. And why not? But the questions shows that nappaji doesn't realise that much of the Puppy-specific code is the startup scripts that are available as source on the running system.
The best advice I've seen on the forum all day.
Well, they certainly are impatient, although asking for source to GPL code hardly counts as dodgy. However, your question scared nappaji off this thread and made him/her/it start a new one, possibly in the belief that we don't read all the threads on the forum. So if someone would point nappaji to a source repository like that at Linux From Scratch it may ease the panic that comes through in the posts. |
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vern72023
Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 158 Location: Jacksonville Fl |
http://www.puppylinux.org/user/viewpage.php?page_id=1 try the home page it has a link to "Get CDs" plus links to some excellent pages by Barry on how puppy works, how it is built , even probably tips on how to compile it from scratch. _________________ george |
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BarryK
Puppy Master Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 8232 Location: Perth, Western Australia |
Go to Puppy home page: www.puppyos.com/ Click on link to download, then to ibiblio -- it has all the Unleashed packages, including the "core" tarball that has the skeleton filesystem and all the scripts. This is what makes Puppy what Puppy is. For 2.10 sources, try this other repository: http://83.133.81.222/mirror/t2-source/6.0/ ...but there is nothing there that is Puppy-specific, so nothing for you to "hack on". |
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crankypuss
Joined: 10 Feb 2012 Posts: 5 |
The GPL is clearly a joke. Puppy does not make the source code available except for a fee (basic cost). TinyCore makes only their modifications available. The people at FSF have created an abomination. It is basically impossible to satisfy the terms of the GPL, and the hundreds of "remixes" and other "distros" out there are waiting to be slammed. No, I am not down on Puppy. It isn't the fault of anyone associated with Puppy that the FSF has created a Frankenstein. But the situation sucks, imo. |
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darkcity
 Joined: 23 May 2010 Posts: 2544 Location: near here |
what would be an ideal situation in your opinion? gpl is to stop individuals/companies copyrighting stuff that the authors have given to the commons. 
_________________ helping Wiki for help |
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pemasu
 Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5478 Location: Finland |
Hmmm...Commenting 6 years old post. Okay...I will reply to this thread after six years. Will be back in 2018...until then... |
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Eyes-Only
 Joined: 10 Aug 2006 Posts: 1046 Location: La Confederation Abenaquaise |
Excellent comment pemasu! Myself included! Oh wait... I don't feed trolls. Only unicorns. 
Ciao/Amicalement, Eyes-Only "L'Peau-Rouge d'Acadie" _________________ *~*~*~*~*~* Proud user of LXpup and 3-Headed Dog. 
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postfs1
Joined: 27 Mar 2010 Posts: 820 |
The one who supports GPL is not joking, i think. |
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