Rex:
The developers of RealVNC make the source code available to everyone in the
same form: A tarball. That, to my reading at least, fits the description of
"Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable
source code". It's machine readable, and it's source code. To me, "The
source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making
modifications to it" means a tarball, as you can't easily make changes to a
piece of software by using an SRPM.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Rex Dieter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 11:56 AM
To: John Aldrich
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: RE: src.rpm/specfile, GPL violation
On Mon, 16 May 2005, John Aldrich wrote:
> What part of "tarball of the source" do you think means they're not
> including the source code?
Who said anything about "tarball" of the source?
> The GPL, as I read it, doesn't say they have to
> provide it in a "ready-to-compile" form.
Only the "preferred" form of the source.
> Heck, they *could*, as I understand
> it, refuse to give the source unless you purchased RealVNC. There are
other
> GPL-ed apps out there that do exactly this.
They are required to provide source to *exactly* the same people
they provide/distribute binaries. In the case of commercial only apps,
you are correct.
-- Rex
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