On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 02:10:23PM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote: > They may require that if the work interacts with users, but the > interface is such that those users do not receive a copy of the > software, you must still satisfy the requirements of clause 6 > ("Non-Source Distribution") as though you had distributed the work to > those users in the form of Object Code.
Although the "interface is such that" bit feels a little awkward, this is a step forward. If I use a source file from eg. Apache in a tiny embedded device, allow me to supply the source (that won't even fit on the device, never mind that the device has no I/O suitable for sending source) on an included CD. It excludes from "users" (still ill-defined) people who don't "interact", which is an improvement. What about supermarket self-check-out, ATMs, self-service gas stations, toll booths, voicemail, arcade machines? Software interacts with users in every way imaginable ... -- Glenn Maynard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]