--On March 16, 2005 10:57:08 +0100 Brad Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
At 9:52 AM +0000 2005-03-16, Ian Eiloart wrote:
Really? That would contravene the GNU license, surely? The FAQ says that they distribute a binary of the compiled parts, but not the source.
My understanding is that they have made changes to the code.
They've added at least one script "apple_config_list", but that _is_ source code, so it _is_ shared.
Where is it shared? I haven't seen it.
Well, the GNU license says that they have to share the source with the people that they distribute it to. If it's binary code, that means you have to distribute the source. If it's python scripts, then the executable code _is_ the source. I do see additions to the scripts, and the GUI is also an addition. I don't see modifications, though.
One thing I can't tell is what version they've distributed. Is there a way to query the Mailman version from the command line?
Anyway, it would have been good for Apple to submit their changes to Mailman. I'm just trying to figure out whether they've contravened the GNU license. If they've changed the source for the compiled parts, then they may well have.
The FAQ also says they've created a GUI interface to help edit the config file. It doesn't say they've modified Mailman at all.
Well, I wrote most of the original FAQ entry, but it's been a while so I'll have to go back and check what it says now.
-- Ian Eiloart Servers Team Sussex University ITS
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