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On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:20:00 +0200 |
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Maurice van der Pot <griffon26@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Wed, Jun 28, 2006 at 07:54:12PM +0200, Kevin F. Quinn wrote: |
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> > You don't have to do this |
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> > for binary files copied from a Gentoo Live CD, as in that case |
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> > you're a third party (like a courier, or the postman) and can can |
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> > simply refer back to Gentoo. |
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> According to the FSF you need to provide the sources also for things |
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> you did not modify (see the link ciaran provided), because you are |
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> redistributing those binaries and distribution means you have to |
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> provide sources yourself. It is not enough to refer to other parties, |
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> because those other parties can take their sources offline and you |
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> will still have to provide your users with the sources if/when they |
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> want them. |
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> You are responsible for providing the sources of any GPL binaries you |
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> distribute. |
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> Maurice. |
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I was thinking about what they say here: |
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http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCWhatDoesWrittenOfferValid |
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which implies that if someone receives binaries from a third party, |
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it's the original distributor that has to honour the offer (said offer |
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being distributed/forwarded with the binaries). |
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In particular clause 3c of the license permits non-commercial |
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distribution of binary code without source code provided the offer from |
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the originator accompanies the binaries: |
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---- except from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt |
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3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, |
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under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of |
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Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: |
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a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable |
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source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections |
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1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software |
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interchange; or, |
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b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three |
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years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your |
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cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete |
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machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be |
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distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium |
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customarily used for software interchange; or, |
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c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer |
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to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is |
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allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you |
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received the program in object code or executable form with such |
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an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.) |
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-- |
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Kevin F. Quinn |
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