Ben Russo said: > The "BINARY" RPM's are only available through RHN, and even if you have a > Redhat AS > RHN subscription with which to download them, they are (IANAL) > "copyrighted" or licensed > or something so you are not allowed to redistribute them.
yes but note on that errata site, the SOURCE rpms are not available except through RHN. Checking updates.redhat.com(via ftp) reveals they do have source rpms though a brief check revealed no trace of the most current openssl source rpm(openssl-0.9.6b-30.7.src.rpm), the most recent is openssl-0.9.6b-28.src.rpm ..maybe they plan to update it. looks like it may just be openssl, several other of the errata seem to have current SRPMS on updates.redhat.com(file/samba among them). > > RedHat *HAS* to do this for all the software packages that come from Open > Source Licenses. > They don't have a choice. they do have a choice. Since they are not distributing binaries to the public they have no obligation to distribute source to the public. They only have an obligation to provide source for those that recieve the binaries, they seem to go above & beyond that requirement, when they don't have to(which is nice). Even more, redhat doesn't have to provide the source to anyone unless that person requests it. But again they go above & beyond the basic requirement and make it public. which is cool .. my understanding is the GPL only kicks in when the software is distributed, and only applies to those that the software is being distributed to. But the recipient of the software can then turn around and give the source to whoever(under the terms of the GPL). from the GPL: "For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights." and this: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DoesTheGPLRequireAvailabilityToPublic ==== If I distribute GPL'd software for a fee, am I required to also make it available to the public without a charge? No. However, if someone pays your fee and gets a copy, the GPL gives them the freedom to release it to the public, with or without a fee. For example, someone could pay your fee, and then put her copy on a web site for the general public. ==== nate -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
