I agree completely. The relevant quote from the GPL FAQ is this:True, maybe nobody will order it. But they're supposed to supply a __written__ offer that if anyone does order it, it will be sent.
"You're supposed to provide the source code by mail-order on a physical medium, if someone orders it. You are welcome to offer people a way to copy the corresponding source code by FTP, in addition to the mail-order option, but FTP access to the source is not sufficient to satisfy section 3 of the GPL."
"When a user orders the source, you have to make sure to get the source to that user. If a particular user can conveniently get the source from you by anonymous FTP, fine--that does the job. But not every user can do such a download. The rest of the users are just as entitled to get the source code from you, which means you must be prepared to send it to them by post."
"If the FTP access is convenient enough, perhaps no one will choose to mail-order a copy. If so, you will never have to ship one. But you cannot assume that."
"Of course, it's easiest to just send the source with the binary in the first place."
The important point is "if someone orders it".
Jan Depner wrote:
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