On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Rafael R. Sevilla <d...@imperium.ph>wrote:
> On Friday, 25 March, 2011 07:47 AM, Danny Ching wrote: > > > http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/24/google-keeping-honeycomb-source-code-on-ice-says-its-not-ready/ > > > > Does the GPL license has a time specification as two how long before > source > > code MUST be delivered on a shipping product? > > > > The GPL is very clear on this point. If you are shipping binaries to > anyone, you should also make the source available to whoever you ship > the binaries to. Anyone that has a device incorporating Honeycomb > binaries can demand the source code as per the license. Failure to > comply means they are infringing the copyrights of every piece of code > under the GPL which they ship. > > Google is treading on dangerous ground the longer they delay. Linus > Torvalds or the kernel developers or anyone holding copyright to any > other portion of Android which lies under the GPL could potentially file > a copyright infringement suit on every Android 3.0 device shipped which > incorporates such code. > > Have a Motorola Xoom? You could sue them.... I remember reading somewhere that GPL doesn't force you to actually ship the source code with the binaries. You can ship JUST binaries, but you MUST give the source code to anyone who requests it, meaning the source code doesn't really need to be publicly published. Is this correct?
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