On Tue, 02 Sep 2008, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote: > You don't have to give source to every user of your software, only > to those who ask.
The GPL allows us to provide equivalent access to the source as we do to the binaries, which is something that is easily solvable using the same distribution mechanism at distribution time. In this way, we don't have to even give source to those who ask.[1] The AGPL requires access to source to occur at the time of use, which is more difficult. Resolving this issue as a practical matter for all of our users all of the time is non-trivial until such a time as we have a working snapshot.d.o. [I'd be interesting in seeing someone who has an AGPLv3 work in use which actually satifies the terms of the AGPLv3 (and properly tracks upgrades of packages) without reliance on system library exemptions to avoid actually distributing the Corresponding Source.] Don Armstrong 1: Though obviously we should as good members of the FOSS community. -- Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying. -- Terry Pratchet _The Color of Magic_ http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]