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- From: fortony@sonne.cso.uiuc.edu
- Subject: Re: SLS: now available (for testers)
- References: <1992Aug15.224805.26718@crd.ge.com> <1992Aug16.023634.21330@sol.UVic.CA> <1992Aug16.184115.27017@wixer.cactus.org> <1992Aug16.231807.1438@muddcs.claremont.edu>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 02:01:14 GMT
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- jwinstea@fenris.claremont.edu (Jim Winstead Jr.) writes:
-
- >First off, go read the GPL - you might learn something. Then read the
- >excellent observations someone (I forget who) posted today - it was
- >worth reading, made valid points, and wasn't just someone going off
- >half-cocked. Guess what I think of your post?
-
- Let me guess -- you didn't like it? Actually, the first thing I read
- was the GPL, where it says that the source, in machine-readable form,
- has to be made available to the person to whom the binaries are
- distributed. This fellow representing SLS said that he didn't have
- the sources, and that the package was composed of, quote, binaries
- pulled off the net.
-
- I wasn't flaming him for not delivering gilt-edged parchments with
- every binary distribution set. I was flaming him for clearly having
- no intention to deliver the source. How can he, if he doesn't have it?
-
- >Mr. Macdonald does not have to 'set up a centrally administered source
- >tree for Linux' to hold true to the terms of the GPL. You are making
- >a completely baseless attack - he has said he will make available
- >source, if requested, charging only for distribution costs. That is
- >all the GPL requires him to do.
-
- Again, please read the post to which I was replying. You cut it out
- of your followup, but it did contain lines to the effect that he did
- _not_have_the_source_. It is required that he have the source, if
- he plans to distribute it under the GPL. Sorry you misunderstood.
-
- >Putting together a source tree and a binary distribution are worlds
- >apart - have you done either? The GPL (the 'rules') do not require him
- >to make available a complete source tree - only the source to the
- >programs which he distributes as part of his SLS release, as requested
- >by someone who has purchased the package from SLS.
-
- Yes, I've put together source trees and binary distributions before.
- Again, please read his post before drawing judgements about my reply
- to his post. It might help you understand what I'm talking about.
- Also, I never demanded that Peter Macdonald put together a full
- source tree, or implied that it was necessary under the GPL. I know
- it's easy and fun to flame, but flame me when I'm actually *wrong*,
- please.
-
- >(Yes, this is mildly inflammatory, but this discussion really is
- >getting out of hand. Also, I apologize if my distinctions between
- >Peter Macdonald and SLS aren't clear - they are separate entities.)
-
- (same proviso)
- >--
- > + Jim Winstead Jr. (CSci '95)
- > | Harvey Mudd College, WIBSTR
- > | jwinstea@jarthur.Claremont.EDU
- > + or jwinstea@fenris.Claremont.EDU
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