Ok, thanks, i think i see; there is layer of abstraction. The country can not requiring the transfer of source code, The country can allow a person to require the transfer of source code.
I imagine high priced lawyers will disagree. On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 3:52 PM, Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 07, 2015 at 11:53:23AM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote: > > hmm, i would equate copying with distribtion, but i guess im old and > rusty; > > > > Where am i going wrong with this line of thinking > > > > 1. The GPL requires the ability to distribute source code to those you > > distribute binaries to. > > 2. This clause says; No Party (Country) can require the transfer of ... > > source code of software owned by a person of another Party (Country) as a > > condition for the ... distribution ... of such software in its territory. > > > Assume i copy a Debian install CD and give it to my neighbour, i am > > obligated to make the Source code available to them for the GPL'ed parts. > > The source code will be "software owned be a person of another Party" > > > So no party can require me to uphold my obligation make source code > > available in its territory. > > Meaning, nobody can force me to give the source code to my neighbour. > > No. The TPP is a horrible treaty and no country should ratify it; however, > the above text doesn't prohibit free software. It says that a *party to > the > treaty* (country) cannot oblige another party to provide their source code > as a condition of distributing in its territory. In the case of free > software, the country is not imposing a requirement to make source > available; it is only enforcing the *software license's* requirement to > make > source available. > > -- > Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS > Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. > Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ > slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org >
