On Friday 11 Jul 2008, Mani A wrote: > Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> nor any mention that such is available. Specifically, > >> the download page, http://bosslinux.in/downloads has no > >> such note. > >> > >> Is this not a GPL violation? Would someone from FSF-India > >> be willing to take this up with CDAC, and BossLinux? > > > > It's only a violation if someone gives you BOSS Linux and does not > > give you the source. If you have a copy of BOSS Linux, then you > > No, it is a GPL violation. Obviously the site is distributing the > binaries.
Er, nothing obvious about it -- I'm trying to be precise about the licence and the law here. To reiterate -- if someone gives you binaries of a GPL software s/he is obliged to give you the sources too if you ask for them. If they don't give you the binaries they are NOT obliged to provide sources. If CDAC is distributing binaries (which they are at http://bosslinux.in/downloads) they are obliged to make the sources available too. That doesn't necessarily mean that the source code has to be up for download at the same place; however if you write to them and ask for the source they have to provide it to you (in whatever form), and then you will be free to redistribute the source under the terms of the GPL. For instance you could get the source from CDAC on a CD and then make it available for open download. CDAC is only violating the GPL they don't respond to a request for the source code from a bona fide downloader of their distribution. Has anyone downloaded the CD images and asked them for source yet? Regards, -- Raju -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
