Re: About the GPL
fog@irfmn.mnegri.it writes:
It is aceptable to sell a CD with the binary part of a linux
distribution and simply point the users to the ftp site for the
sources? I think not, because the point 3b in the license says
you have to give the sources for a small fee and that's not the
case here in europe where the telephone calls cost a lot.
Also the user can have a CD but no a modem, and not distributing
the sources on the CD you simply deny her her right to access
the sources.
The GPL says the following:
If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering
access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent
access to copy the source code from the same place counts as
distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not
compelled to copy the source along with the object code.
This is the exception that allows source and binaries to be
distributed separately on ftp sites. However, IMHO, according to the
GPL, you can't distribute binaries on a CD and offer sources only via
ftp.
Other interpretations?
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