On 2012-10-26 1:35 PM, Earnie Boyd wrote: > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Ruben Van Boxem > <vanboxem.ru...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Also, can someone clarify that you only need to be able to provider the >> source when asked for it vs providing it in some public place, which might >> not even be reachable everywhere in the world? > > AIUI, at least for v2 of the license, you need to be able to provide > the source for the exact version the user has in possession via the > same media that the binary was delivered when asked for it. It is > easier if you just deliver the source and the same time you deliver > the binary since you can tell the user he already has the source. >
Not that this thread needs yet another opinion, but this is an interesting and important discussion. So two minor comments: (1) As I see it, the distinction between "distribute" and "provide" is important. All of the major Linux distros I'm acquainted with (e.g. EL, Suse, Ubuntu, etc) *distribute* libstdc++.so via ISO images that do not include the source code, but *provide* the source code via some other means (that isn't always very visible to the end user). (2) Depending on how one interprets "via the same media that the binary was delivered", I'm not sure that all of the major distros would achieve that. If for example I obtain a libstdc++.so via an Ubuntu ISO, I'm not sure I could get the source code in the same form. Regards, Herb Thompson ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINDOWS 8 is here. Millions of people. Your app in 30 days. Visit The Windows 8 Center at Sourceforge for all your go to resources. http://windows8center.sourceforge.net/ join-generation-app-and-make-money-coding-fast/ _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list Mingw-w64-public@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
