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Re: anti-tarball clause and GPL



Hi,

On Wed, Jul 24, 2019 at 12:49:24AM +0200, Adam Borowski wrote:
> ##################
> I do not consider a flat tarball to be a preferred form for modification. 
> Thus, like any non-source form, it must be accompanied by a way to obtain
> the actual form for modification.  There are many such ways -- unless you
> distribute the software in highly unusual circumstances, a link to a
> network server suffices; see the text of the GPL for further details.
> ##################

I believe transporting whole VCS directory in a tarball is a viable
workaround, though I would argue that expensive data transport (like 4G,
satellite network, etc.) is not highly unusual.

Also, if upstream interpret the clause as "the actual place for making
modification", it could violate dissident test.

Yao Wei

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