GPL compliance

Guido Heumann listguido at web.de
Wed Jun 28 11:41:33 UTC 2006


Daniel Carrera schrieb:
> On Wed, 2006-28-06 at 18:37 +0800, Michael T. Richter wrote:
>> On Wed, 2006-28-06 at 10:42 +0100, Daniel Carrera wrote: 
>>> I'm looking at the Ubuntu LiveCD. Because the LiveCD doesn't come with
>>> sources, under the GPL section 3(b) it must come with a written offer to
>>> provide the sources for the cost of physically getting them to me. I
>>> can't find this offer. Could someone please help me find it? I'd really
>>> appreciate that.
>> The source CDs 1 through 5 aren't good enough or something?
> 
> What does that have to do with GPL compliance? GPL compliance means that
> either you ship the sources with the binaries or you make an offer to
> provide them on request.

On the back side of the print cover of my recently arrived shipit-CDs is
a related note:

"...Source code for Ubuntu can be downloaded from archive.ubuntu.com or
can be obtained from Canonical at the cost of the media and shipping."

So at least it's printed outside. :-)


cheers,
Guido




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