2008/9/10 Ben Finney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > "Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> And I argue that this extra cost is no greater than the cost of >> providing the network interface that's triggering this clause in the >> first place. > > This is plainly false: There is, at minimum, additional cost of > storage, additional cost of bandwidth, I have been interpreting the AGPL, and so far have not been challenged on this interpretation, that these additional costs can be transferred onto third parties for whom the cost is probably negligible, like code hosting sites. The protests I have heard on this point is that perhaps transferring these costs to third parties is not effective for various reasons (anonymity and whatnot). > additional cost of modifying the interface to support such an > offering, I suppose it may be a bit naïve of me to think that this cost could also be negligible. Maybe "Click here for source!" is hard to code for certain circumstances. > and additional cost of maintaining those modifications over > time. For instances where the maintenance could be cumbersome, I think the alternative methods of providing source, such as all at once when you first transfer the software, could be effective. How plausible is it that you have a server somewhere providing the interface but unable to provide the source? I have a hard time imagining such a situation, so I don't think I fully understand the impact of this protest against the AGPL. The cases of when the user is given a device that has a local network interface can be solved by giving the user the source on a separate medium when given the device; this seems like a negligible cost too. > That's before we even get to the question of whether the AGPL allows > the corresponding source to be unavailable at a given point in time > when an person who interacts with the program at time T and then at > time T+X requests the corresponding source. I am not sure. It might. The "opportunity to receive the Corresponding Source" might be an opportunity in the future. To sue, you would probably have to convince a judge that you were never given an opportunity at all. - Jordi G. H. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]