Scripsit Craig Southeren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > But the same licenses that provide this freedom requires the distributor > to make the source code available for the appropriate period regardless > of what the upstream developer does.
For free software, "the appropriate period" is exactly as long as binaries are distributed. If the licence terms require a longer period, then the software is not free. > This would appear to be a problem that applies to any Open Source work > that is distributed in binary form, and not on physical media. For > example, the GPL requires a distributor to provide source code on demand > for up to three years (see 3b) if the code is distrbuted in binary form. No it does not. Read the GPL. Clause 3(b) is a non-free option but fortunately the GPL also allows a distributor to use the free clause 3(a) instead. -- Henning Makholm "Also, the letters are printed. That makes the task of identifying the handwriting much more difficult." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]