[wellylug] GPL Licence

[Matthew]

Jamie Baddeley wrote:

>>How come people like ISPS, Mirrors, etc, can host binary versions of
>>distros without providing source code access?
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>>
>Basically right, except the "must supply source code" clause is valid if
>you have charged money for the binaries. If you are giving it away, I
>don't think it matters. And you only need to supply source if asked.
>That's my understanding. I'm sure someone will augment this.
>  
>
All the GPL rules apply regardless of whether money is involved.

Making source available can just be a offer, it's doesn't mean you have 
the sources for download at the same time as the binaries.

 From my understanding of it, the ISPs do have to provide source as well 
if someone were to ask. Being granted the right to distribute under the 
GPL means they have these obligations.

Generally though, people consider mirroring as different, and would go 
to the author of the changes rather than the mirror. I'd probably pull a 
mirror if someone started to demand sources and I didn't want to mirror 
them.


.Matthew Cruickshank
http://holloway.co.nz/