>I am the creator of a GPL-ed embedded system: Busybox. I would not be >able to use the "source button" on busybox because of the system size >constraints. Embedded systems are subject to the ASP problem - Busybox>is used for routers and appliance servers. > >But I really wouldn't want to use the source button on any of my software,>because I feel it breaks the efficiency of the software to drag its source>code around with each and every runnable copy. It feels awkward and kludgy.>Source should live on a well-known internet server where it can be easily>retrieved and archived. It doesn't need to be a ball and chain.
Let's say that the download source was simply a pointer to a public location on the net where the source could be acquired. If you are running a device which enables a file transfer, then that functionity is available. If the device doesn't enable file transfer, the user would be given a place to go to get the source to an appropriate device. This would have very little effect on the efficiency of the software. -- Henri Poole - Mobile: 415 810 6804 - email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Salus populi suprema est lex." - Cicero How valuable is my contribution? Share your feedback at Affero: http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
