The system may be built on Linux, but they're not actually distributing Linux, so the GPL does not require source code release.
You can be quite certain that NOTHING in the land warrior system is actually required to release source code, since the entire
technology stack is most likely considered a national security asset, and any use of Free software is probably run past a whole
department full of lawyers and licensing experts to ensure it's use won't require the release of any source code.
Tuna wrote:
> Apparently the Army's Land Warrior system runs Linux.
>
> http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4215725.html
>
> But here's my question: Where's the code? Don't they have to release the
> source code if it's open source?
>
> I really want to see some source code for this thing... Perhaps we need to
> get the FSF on them!
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