> Why are individuals who are trying to help the project being held to a > higher standard that the projects own download page?
They are not. Why do you think I'm trying to fix this problem? I want to be able to auto-build an installer *and* source set for the official windows releases, so we can avoid having to make anyone else do it, and so that we're in full compliance at all times. > http://pcb.gpleda.org/ 's download link does not contain GTK sources, > sources of compilers or sources for the Windows operating system. Please read the GPL so you understand what needs to be included, and what doesn't. The sources need NOT include anything that's a normal part of the OS, development kit, or included runtime, UNLESS YOU DISTRIBUTE THAT WITH YOUR BINARY. > Doesn't PCB's source code actually predate the GPL? The issues is not the PCB license. The issue is the GTK license (and other libraries we use). If we distribute the GTK dll, we must distribute the GTK sources. If we had a Win32api native pcb, we would not need to distribute the Win32api sources, because the're a normal part of the OS. If we forced people to install MinGW to get the GTK dlls, we would not need to distribute the GTK sources. > All of this legal crap just takes the fun and desire out of working > on the project. Which is why I'm trying to get to the point where I can do it myself, so that the "unfun" onus is on me (or better, on some script somewhere ;) > Using the 'minipack' build system takes care of downloading the > sources so they would be available to upload to be GPL compliant. I think everyone agrees that's the way to go. I just didn't have much luck with minipack last time I tried. _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list geda-user@moria.seul.org http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user