Getting back to an old thread... Sorry for not following up earlier and
thanks to those who replied.
I asked:
>>>> Does installing a nightly build (downloaded from ftp.mozilla.org)
>>>> on a multiuser system constitute "Distribution of Executable
>>>> Versions" under MPL/NPL?
To which Mithell Baker replied:
>>> Yes. In this case, we want the recipients to know that they can get
>>> the source version under the MPL if they want.
And Ben Bucksch said:
>> I wouldn't call "running a binary" "distribution". Also, I thought, I
>> cold modify and redistribute as much as I want (without source
>> discovery requirements) as long as I don't publish *outside my
>> organization*.
To which Frank Hecker replied:
> IMO you're correct, provided that your organization is considered to be
> the licensee as far as Mozilla is concerned.
Me:
>>>> If so, what source distribution obligations come with it? Do I
>>>> understand correctly that the answer is "None." because no
>>>> Modifications have been applied to the code available from
>>>> mozilla.org's Electronic Distribution Mechanism and the
>>>> distribution oblication only appies to Modifications?
Mithell Baker:
>>> Not quite. We want recipients of binaries to know about the source
>>> availability. So binary distributions (even of unmodified code)
>>> need to include notices to tell recipients about the source
>>> availablility. These are described in Section 3.6 of the MPL. The
>>> first clause, which talks about the requirements of Section 3.1-3.5
>>> won't be applicable since you are distributing unmodified binaries.
>>> But the notice requirements are applicable.
Ben Bucksch:
>> If he runs Nightlies verbatim, he could leverage the notice (if any)
>> in mozilla.org's binaries, not? It would point to mozilla.org - all
>> he had to do would be to ensure that mozilla.org does its thing, not?
I try to summarize...
* If the licensee is the organization
- There is no source distribution obligation regardless of
modifications
* If the licensees are the users individually
- The person who installs Mozilla has to tell the others that source
code is available from mozilla.org but doesn't need to further take
care of source distribution
- If modifications are made, it is sufficient to distribute only the
source diffs
Did I get it right?
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Henri Sivonen
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