Re: amd-64 vs Pure-64

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Hamish Moffatt <hamish@debian.org> writes:

> On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 09:23:38PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>> "Marc F. Clemente" <marc@mclemente.net> writes:
>> 
>> > I was finally able to build ooo2 from sources for amd64.  Try it at:
>> >
>> > deb http://mclemente.net/debian/ ./
>> >
>> > If it doesn't work for you, I doubt I would be able to help
>> > you. Constructive criticism is welcome.
>> >
>> > Marc
>> 
>> You are aware that you are violating the GPL by only providing
>> binaries?
>
> That's a bit strong. He only has to supply them when asked.
>
> Hamish

No. From the GPL:

|    a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable
|    source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections
|    1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,

He isn't doing that.

|    b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three
|    years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your
|    cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete
|    machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be
|    distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium
|    customarily used for software interchange; or,

He can't realy do this via apt and even if a text file does count as
written offer he certainly doesn't even want to do this (notice the 3
year part).

|    c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer
|    to distribute corresponding source code.  (This alternative is
|    allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you
|    received the program in object code or executable form with such
|    an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.)

Since Debian gives no written offer he can't pass that along either.


So you see, the only thing he can do is option a. Providing source
along with the binary becomes a MUST.

MfG
        Goswin