On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:00:58 +0200 Francesco Poli <frx@firenze.linux.it> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:53:09 +0200 davi.leals@gmail.com wrote: > > > MJ Ray wrote: > > > Is there a generally-accepted statement from FSF that a free VCS > > > solution is sufficient, or is this interpretation only valid for > > > PySol? > > > > It is obvious that providing access to the Corresponding Source > > from a VCS at no charge would be OK if it is exactly the same > > software running at production. > > The problem is: > what happens if the VCS goes off-line for one afternoon > (or for one night, for a couple of days, for a week, ..., forever)? > > Am I failing to comply with the AfferoGPLv3, unless I immediately shut > the network application down (until the VCS is back on-line) or I > immediately provide an alternative means to get the Corresponding > Source? > > Again, the GPL has the same 'problem'. If you can't give someone the source, you're in in violation. Normally that doesn't matter so much because there are no guarantees on time - it doesn't say 'in five minutes'. The test in court would be whether you produced the source in a 'reasonable' amount of time. AGPLv3 may or may not be free, but as the discussion goes on I am finding the arguments against it less credible as they seem to be invoking 'problems' that are not really problems. -- And that's my crabbing done for the day. Got it out of the way early, now I have the rest of the afternoon to sniff fragrant tea-roses or strangle cute bunnies or something. -- Michael Devore GnuPG Key Fingerprint 86 F5 81 A5 D4 2E 1F 1C http://gnupg.org The C Shore: http://www.wightman.ca/~cshore
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