On Mon, Dec 04, 2006 at 04:32:22PM +0000, ddp wrote: > Some source code packages are here: > ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/distfiles/ > It appears that the links source code is there, available for download.
Thanks, I wanted the neppbm for vnc -> theora transcoding. In the meantime I wrote a yuv4mpeg (4:2:0 Y'CbCr) support into vncrec so I can transcode to almost anything. http://ronja.twibright.com/utils/sockets.c (replace the original sockets.c) This way vncrec now can be used for really serious screen capture videos. I am mentioning it for the case OpenBSD would be interested to include this patched vncrec. Before the vncrec was quite unusable, as the xpm output was extremely slow. CL< > ddp > > On 12/4/06, Karel Kulhavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Hello > > > >I am a co-author of Links and I can't see how the GPL is satisfied by how > >OpenBSD is distributing Links binaries. > > > >I downloaded a .tgz of Links binary from the FTP archive at > > > >ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/3.9/packages/i386/links+-2.1pre20p0-no_x11.tgz > >The distribution of binaries is covered by section 3 of GPL and there are > >3 > >possibilities how to comply: > > > >"a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source > >code, which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above > >on a > >medium customarily used for software interchange; or," > > > >I didn't find a copy of source code in the .tgz. The FTP directory doesn't > >seem to contain source code of Links and it doesn't contain a README > >saying where > >the source is to be downloaded. > > > >"b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to > >give > >any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically > >performing > >source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding > >source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above > >on a > >medium customarily used for software interchange; or," > > > >no written offer in the .tgz > > > >"c) Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to > >distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only > >for > >noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object > >code > >or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b > >above.)" > > > >Didn't find any such information inside, or in a README in that directory. > > > >GPL further reads: > >"If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access > >to > >copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the > >source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, > >even > >though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the > >object > >code." > > > >From this I have a feeling that the Links distribution of OpenBSD doesn't > >accord to the terms of GPL. Do you have an argument to convince me that I > >am > >wrong? > > > >I came to this by chance when I was searching for the source of Transcode > >distributed with OpenBSD, but couldn't find it. > > > >CL<
