On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 18:40 -0500, Keith Bachman wrote:
> The question I have is this: If I provide a GPL or similarly licensed
> product (LGPL, BSD, etc) I know that I am supposed to provide the
> source as well. Now, do I have to provide the source at the same
> time, or can I just point them to the project's homepage, saying that
> they can get the source from there?
I don't *believe* you have to supply any source code for BSD or LGPL.
Other licenses vary.
I'd guess this is the applicable section from 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.)
It seems section (C) would apply *unless* you're planning to make money
on the product. I guess if you're going to make money on distribution,
you have to offer the source code for 3 years yourself (option (B))?
HTH,
Eric
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