On Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 05:30:57PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > No, I take it back again. Sorry for the flip-flop. Distribution of > binary packages is under section 3 of the GPL, which is under the > terms of Sections 1 and 2, plus the additional rule about distributing > source. Damn, I also take back my previous comment then,,,, that's for me to learn to skim all the postings before replying :) > > Section 1 requires that you "give any other recipients of the Program > a copy of this License along with the Program". > > The rules about binary packages (section 3) say that the source must > "accompany" the binary, and that putting it up on the same FTP site > counts as accompany, even if the user isn't compelled to copy the > source too. > > But that laxity in the accompaniment of binaries with sources, cannot > be translated into a laxity about "giving the license" along with the > binaries. That's a different section of the GPL entirely. > > So I'm pretty sure, despite my immediately previous messages, that we > must distribute the GPL in the actual .deb of the relevant package. > However, nothing compels us to *install* that in any way. > IMHO we can bypass the install if, and only if, we can amake sure that when the package is installed there will be a GPL available (i.e. the link or the present copyright pointer will point to an actual GPL). just my 2 cents, fsm -- Frederico S. Muñoz GNU http://www.gnu.org fsmunoz@sdf.lonestar.org Debian http://www.debian.org http://sdf.lonestar.org - SDF Public Access Unix Systems
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