Tem raz�o, mas isso se aplica somente a distribui��o por CD, pq segundo o
FAQ nao se pode assumir que todos os usuarios que receberem o CD terao
acesso � internet:

I want to distribute binaries without accompanying sources. Can I provide
source code by FTP instead of by mail order?
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 is on a network.
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.

A Conectiva est� violando a GPL se nao tiver a op��o de enviar um CD de
source pelo correio. Se tem, nao sei :o)


"Thiago A. Correa" wrote:
>
> Caros,
>
>    Trabalho h� cerca de 2 anos num projeto GPL e j� tivemos v�rias
> discuss�es sobre o assunto por l�. At� onde eu sei, eles n�o precisam
mandar
> os fontes em CD, e na verdade tb n�o precisa nem fazer um pacote RPM, tar
ou
> o que for. Para satisfazer as condi��es da GPL poderia ser at� um
> repositorio CVS anonimo, ou FTP.

Era EXATAMENTE o que eu pensava, at� fazer o teste da FSF.

Confira : http://www.gnu.org/cgi-bin/license-quiz.cgi

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