On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 11:54 AM, Ray Donnelly wrote: > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Corinna Vinschen wrote: >> On Oct 26 16:10, Ray Donnelly wrote: >>> I've never seen any precedent of anyone ever doing this anywhere. >>> >>> Are you saying we are all in violation here? If so, 'we' includes a >>> huge amount of developers and applications (every Windows C++ >>> application built with GCC!) >> >> No, that's not the case. This is the kind of FUD which is spread >> way too often, unfortunately. There's an important difference here. >> >> Assuming you create a Linux application which is linked against glibc, >> then you can provide binaries of your application, as well as sources if >> it's an open source project, at your sole discretion. There's no reason >> to provide glibc together with your application since you can be pretty >> sure that glibc exists on any target computer. >> >> But what if you *do* provide glibc together with your application? In >> that case you provide a binary of a (L)GPLed product. Now that you >> provide this binary, you're also required to provide the sources for >> that binary since your user has the right to get the sources as well. >> >> Keep in mind that the GPL is a user-centric license. In a way, you as >> developer are not the beneficiary of this license, but the user of the >> product is, by making sure that the user retains the right to see the >> sources of the product, whoever distributes that product. >> >> Does that make the situation clearer? >> > > No, less clear, you've said that I've just spread some FUD, then > appear to repeat exactly what I said. > > In your response, s/glibc/libstdc++.dll/ to see what I mean! > > I build a Qt application (Necessitas Qt Creator) for Windows and we > distribute it with libstdc++-6.dll, so from what I'm gathering, we > should also be providing the sources for this? > > Many thanks for increasing the U factor in FUD!
I understood Corinna to mean "This is the kind of FUD" relative to the "you don't need to distribute source, just point somewhere else" FUD and the reason I butted in. If you distribute libstc++-6.dll then yes you need to distribute the source that created it. -- Earnie -- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Windows 8 Center In partnership with Sourceforge Your idea - your app - 30 days. Get started! http://windows8center.sourceforge.net/ what-html-developers-need-to-know-about-coding-windows-8-metro-style-apps/ _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list Mingw-w64-public@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
