On Sep 19, 2010, at 12:42 PM, DJ Delorie wrote: >> So... a copy of the GPL on the web is not legally binding? > > The GNU General Public License is a one-sided grant of rights, not a > contract, it is *NOT* legally binding and need not be. > > However, if you *choose* to not accept its terms, the US Copyright > Laws take full effect, and your right to distribute is revoked > completely. > > Thus, the binding is entirely on the recipient's side. The "written > offer" in 3B needs to be binding on the *distributor's* side.
Can you actually cite any example from GNU or elsewhere, saying that a written offer to include source code is not sufficient if it's online? _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user