On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, Stephen Frost wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, James Sutherland wrote:
>
> > On 7 Jun 2000, Benny Amorsen wrote:
> >
> > > This means that even if Abit distributed binaries compiled from
> > > completely unmodified sources, or even distributed binaries copied
> > > verbatim from say RedHat, they would still be in violation of the
> > > license.
> >
> > I'm not talking about Abit specifically, my point is that the GPL is
> > excessively restrictive. For example, it prevents me from distributing a
> > pre-built emergency repair disk; WTF does this achieve??
>
> Erm, actually, that's not true. That's one of 3 options as listed
> under section 3 of the GPL.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> 3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it,
> under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of
> Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
> 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,
>
> 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,
>
> 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.)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> According to section 'b' I imagine a URL written on the label on
> the disk of where to get the source code would be adequate..
I would hope so, but others here seem to be taking a different approach
:-(
James.
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