Nathanael Nerode wrote: >> On Wed, 30.08.2006 at 09:27:21 +0200, Marco d'Itri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> On Aug 30, Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Debian must decide whether it wants to ship BLOBs with licensing which >>>> technically does not permit redistribution. At least 53 blobs have >>>> this >>>> problem. Many of them are licensed under the GPL, but without source >>>> code >>>> provided. Since the GPL only grants permission to distribute if you >>>> provide source code, the GPL grants no permission to distribute in >>>> these cases. >>>> >>> Many people disagree with this interpretation. >>> > > Marco trolled again. FYI, no serious person disagrees with this > interpretation. >
I don't think that's really the kind of language to use if you want to be constructive, and I'm pretty confident that you're well aware that it is actually not the case. > >From the GPL: > > 3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, > under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of > Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following: > > a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable > source code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections > 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, > > -- Debian is not doing this for the BLOBs > > This being the clause that matters, I've snipped the other two. There are two points of possible disagreement that I am aware of - both centring on the definition of "source code". First is "preferred by whom?", and the second is "what if a more preferred form doesn't exist?" (and the associated "how do we know?" etc.) We've had this discussion on this list before, and I don't recall any consensus at the end of it. As a result, I'd appreciate it if you would avoid trying to brush disagreement under the carpet -- and if you must, please choose a different brush, as the ad-hominem one only serves to lower the tone. Cheers, Nick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
