Chris Devers wrote: > Now I have no problem with people selling GPL software -- I'm encouraged > by it in fact -- but this seems to be adhering to the letter of the > license while actively attacking the spirit of it. Yes, they do seem to > give credit for every project and they tell you that the source can be > downloaded if you want it from various points on the internet, but that's > about it. Is there a legal defence for that kind of behavior?
IANAL, but the GPL says (section 3) if you distribute (and optionally charge for) a binary, you must include the GPL text and you must either - include the sources (all the stuff you used to make the binary, including compilation control scripts, interface files, patches, etc., but excluding parts belonging to the host system) - include a written offer, valid for three 3 years minimum, to provide all the sources on demand to any third party at cost So before we can say GPL violation, we need to see exactly what's on their CD and how it's packaged. Someone has to buy one :-) John ========================================================== Aelbert Cuyp 13 February - 12 May 2002 For information and tickets: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/cuyp/ _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
