On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 04:37:25 +0000 (UTC), Gavin Hurlbut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Lane Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FooCorp sells binaries of Joan's GPL'd web browser on CD without > > source code. They include an offer to provide source code. Which of > > the following offers fulfills their obligations under the GPL? > > > * I. "You can download the source code from our web site at > > http://foocorp.example.com/download.html"; > > * II. "Everyone who buys a binary CD may order up to one source CD > > per binary CD for $5000." > > * III. "Everyone may order a source CD for $5000." > > * IV. "Everyone who buys a binary CD may order up to one source CD > > per binary CD for the cost of distribution." > > * V. "Everyone may order a source CD for the cost of distribution." > > * VI. "Everyone who buys a binary CD may order up to one source CD > > for free." > > * VII. "Everyone may order a source CD for free." > > I'd think that I, V, VII are OK. > > > 5. V and VII are OK, none of the others are. > > You can find out about this issue in the GPL, section 3b. > > The correct answer is 5. > > I disagree here. Posting the code on your website is "a medium customarily > used for software interchange" these days. I wonder why they say this doesn't > fulfill the requirements?
Don't remember where, but I know I've seen a detailed justification of this on the GNU website somewhere... -- Meetup with other Myth users! http://mythtv.info/moin.cgi/MUG
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