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From: |
Brett Smith |
Subject: |
www/licenses/old-licenses gpl-2.0-faq.html |
Date: |
Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:03:02 +0000 |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Brett Smith <brett> 09/01/09 22:03:02
Modified files:
licenses/old-licenses: gpl-2.0-faq.html
Log message:
Clarify source requirements when distributing object code over anon FTP.
Some people were misconstruing this answer to mean that providing
source alongside the object code is the *only* option for providing
source, which is not correct. The new wording is much more explicit
on this point.
Approved by RMS and aaronw.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.4&r2=1.5
Patches:
Index: gpl-2.0-faq.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html,v
retrieving revision 1.4
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -b -r1.4 -r1.5
--- gpl-2.0-faq.html 2 Sep 2008 15:01:55 -0000 1.4
+++ gpl-2.0-faq.html 9 Jan 2009 22:02:59 -0000 1.5
@@ -1904,14 +1904,16 @@
anonymous FTP, but send sources only to people who order them.</a></b></dt>
<dd>
-If you want to distribute binaries by anonymous FTP, you have to
-distribute sources along with them. This should not be hard. If you
-can find a site to distribute your program, you can surely find one
-that has room for the sources.
-<p>
-The sources you provide must correspond exactly to the binaries. In
-particular, you must make sure they are for the same version of the
-program—not an older version and not a newer version.</p>
+<p>If you want to distribute binaries by anonymous FTP, you still have
+to provide source through one of the options listed in section 3.
+This should not be hard. You can provide a written offer for source
+if you want; section 3(b) allows this. But if you can find a site to
+distribute your program, you can surely find one that has room for the
+sources.
+</p><p>No matter how you distribute the source, the sources you
+provide must correspond exactly to the binaries. In particular, you
+must make sure they are for the same version of the program—not
+an older version and not a newer version.</p>
<p>
You can make the sources and binaries available on different machines,
provided they are equally easy to get to, and provided that you have
@@ -2511,7 +2513,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2008/09/02 15:01:55 $
+$Date: 2009/01/09 22:02:59 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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