On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 10:45:17AM -0500, Scott Copus wrote: >Bill C. Riemers wrote: >>Actually, if the are university computers, then only university needs >>to have access to the source. The GPL only requires that if you are >>distribute the binaries, that you also distribute the source. It says >>nothing about providing source for your own computers. That is true >>for both an individual and an institution. However, if students are >>allowed to copy the Cygwin distribution off the computers then they >>need to have access to the source. A single network shared directory >>would be sufficient for normal sized computer lab, since few of the >>students would want to download a more than one or two source packages. >> > >Are you saying that it's possible to put a "readme" notice somewhere on >the workstation that tells students if they want the source code to any >or all Cygwin packages, just "go see this person" or "go to this URL >(internal to the university of course)" or something equivalent?
Let me again *strongly* suggest that you investigate the GPL FAQ (http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-08/msg01154.htmlj and that you consult a lawyer. At the very least you could ask for a ruling from the FSF on this GPL issue. cgf -- Cygwin Project Manager Red Hat, Inc. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
