On Fri, Nov 04, 2005 at 04:08:01PM -0500, Glenn Maynard wrote: > > I don't know what you mean by "determine sourcecode", but I can take > my program, release it under the GPL and not release source if I want. > (Nobody else could redistribute it, so it'd be a silly thing to do, > but I could do it.)
I disagree. By licensing software under the GPL, the author has made a written offer to provide the source code, and if they later refuse to provide the source code, it's quite conceivable that a lawyer could force them to in court. After all, a license is a form of a contract, and the GPL grants rights to the source code, so it's pretty clear to even a layman. If you want a more definite answer, email Eben Moglen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Diversity is the Fuel of Evolution, Conformity its Starvation. Be Radical. Be New. Be Different. Feed Evolution with Everything You Are. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
