Re: A single unified license

[Walter Landry <wlandry@ucsd.edu>]

Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
>       As you
>     noted, one problem is to figure out how to regulate copying so that
>     people can print books without onerous conditions.  One possible
>     solution is to add to GPL section 3) a fourth method for compliance
> 
> 	d) Accompany it with information as to how to obtain, for a charge
> 	no more than the cost of physically performing source
> 	distribution, corresponding source. (This alternative is allowed
> 	only for noncommercial distribution)
> 
> It isn't clear to me how this would differ in practice from option c.
> Can you explain to me the difference that you have in mind?

Mostly what is mentioned here

  http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/debian-legal-200306/msg00154.html

In particular, this allows a professor to print out copies and
distribute it to their class, without having to jump through any more
hoops.  There was a long discussion of this sort of clause on
debian-legal.  You can start looking at

  http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/debian-legal-200206/msg00047.html

Regards,
Walter Landry
wlandry@ucsd.edu