Re: Debian Free Documentation Guidelines was: License of oldGNUEmacsmanual
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Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> writes:
> * Gunnar Wolf:
>
>>> No, Debian distributes source and binaries on the same (virtual)
>>> medium. This is different from handing over a physical object with
>>> the "binary" and providing a URL for some resource on the Internet.
>>
>> So... If I hand over a Debian CD to someone, will I be breaching the
>> law as I am giving him only the binaries, even if they have a very
>> easy way of getting the sources?
>
> It's generally believed that it's sufficient to offer a source code CD
> at the same time you give away the CD with binaries, as long as you
> are prepared to fulfill this offer.
If I give someone a printed GPL manual, I don't think that a request
for a printed copy of the source is unreasonable, provided they pay
the printing and distribution costs. Providing a URL in addition
would be a more practical alternative for those who actually wanted to
use the source ;-)
(I did this last week actually. I posted someone a printed GPL manual
accompanied by the source on a floppy.)
Regards,
Roger
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