Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm Sender: cygwin-owner@sourceware.cygnus.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:35:57 -0500 Message-Id: <199903191835.NAA02270@envy.delorie.com> From: DJ Delorie To: jmullee@hotmail.com CC: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com In-reply-to: <36F28AA9.FDE061F@hotmail.com> (message from John Mullee on Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:34:33 +0100) Subject: Re: licensing NOT clear for me References: <36F12160.87AE0FC0@bigfoot.com> <36F24D87.2843A0C3@hotmail.com> <199903191529.KAA01045@envy.delorie.com> <36F28AA9.FDE061F@hotmail.com> > Is that right? surely having them available 'on request' is enough? "The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it." I interpret this as meaning that obfuscated sources are not allowed. > I don't recall mentions of distribution formats in the GPL, just the > 'medium' - which I would take to mean 'on the same ftp site' in this > context .. I interpret "medium" as including the file format. If I make up a format that nobody else can read, then I am not providing sources at all. I suggest using the same format as the binaries when possible, because then you know that if the user can get to the binaries, they must also be able to get to the sources. "Medium" to me means whatever it takes to get you a set of editable sources. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com