On Sat, Nov 07, 2015 at 11:53:23AM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote: > hmm, i would equate copying with distribtion, but i guess im old and rusty; > > Where am i going wrong with this line of thinking > > 1. The GPL requires the ability to distribute source code to those you > distribute binaries to. > 2. This clause says; No Party (Country) can require the transfer of ... > source code of software owned by a person of another Party (Country) as a > condition for the ... distribution ... of such software in its territory.
> Assume i copy a Debian install CD and give it to my neighbour, i am > obligated to make the Source code available to them for the GPL'ed parts. > The source code will be "software owned be a person of another Party" > So no party can require me to uphold my obligation make source code > available in its territory. > Meaning, nobody can force me to give the source code to my neighbour. No. The TPP is a horrible treaty and no country should ratify it; however, the above text doesn't prohibit free software. It says that a *party to the treaty* (country) cannot oblige another party to provide their source code as a condition of distributing in its territory. In the case of free software, the country is not imposing a requirement to make source available; it is only enforcing the *software license's* requirement to make source available. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org
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