Hyman Rosen wrote: > > Alexander Terekhov wrote: > > http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp > <http://www.actiontec.com/support_cms/doc_files/MI424WR_Rev._ACD_User_Manual_4.0.16.1.56.0.10.11.3_v6.pdf> > <http://opensource.actiontec.com/mi1424wr/actiontec_opensrc_mi424wr_fw-56-0-10-7.tar.gz> > > > > http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-64669&brandind=5000020 > <http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5076358&brandind=5000020>
Verizon's electronic distribution of GPL'd binary code at http://www2.verizon.net/micro/actiontec/actiontec.asp is utterly non-compliant, silly. Same as http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-64669&brandind=5000020 which is also utterly non-compliant. As for http://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5076358&brandind=5000020 well, according to the SFLC, it is non-compliant as well! http://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2008/compliance-guide.html "GPLv2 refers to the various storage mechanisms as medi[a] customarily used for software interchange. While the Internet has attained primacy as a means of software distribution where super-fast Internet connections are available, GPLv2 was written at a time when downloading software was not practical (and was often impossible). For much of the world, this condition has not changed since GPLv2s publication, and the Internet still cannot be considered a medium customary for software interchange. GPLv3 clarifies this matter, requiring that source be fixed on a durable physical medium customarily used for software interchange. This language affirms that option (a) requires binary redistributors to provide source on a physical medium. [...] In addition, if you are required to comply with the terms of GPLv2, you cannot use a network service to provide the source code. For GPLv2, the source code offer is fulfilled only with physical media. This usually means that you must continue to produce an up-to-date source code CD for years after the products end-of-life. Under GPLv2, it is acceptable and advisable for your offer for source code to include an Internet link for downloadable source in addition to offering source on a physical medium. This practice enables those with fast network connections to get the source more quickly, and typically decreases the number of physical media fulfillment requests. (GPLv3 § 6(b) permits provision of source with a public network-accessible distribution only and no physical media. We discuss this in detail at the end of this section.)" LOL. regards, alexander. -- http://gng.z505.com/index.htm (GNG is a derecursive recursive derecursion which pwns GNU since it can be infinitely looped as GNGNGNGNG...NGNGNG... and can be said backwards too, whereas GNU cannot.) _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
