On Mon, May 23, 2005 at 09:23:57AM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote: > Brett Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Matthew Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> QPL requirement: if you pass on binaries, you must pass on source to > >> both the recipient and upstream. You claim this is a fee. > > > > Well, this is non-free as upstream may have died, and if you can't > > distribute without distributing to upstream, it makes forking > > impractical too. If upstream is dead then you're fully knackered though. > > The clause in question is: > > "If the items are not available to the general public, and the initial > developer of the Software requests a copy of the items, then you must > supply one." > > If upstream is dead, it's a bit difficult for them to request a copy.
Consider the case where 'upstream' refers to several hundred distinct entities. It's the BSD advertising clause disaster all over again... -- .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** | Andrew Suffield : :' : http://www.debian.org/ | `. `' | `- -><- |
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