You misunderstand the GPL. The GPL does not grant you a right to the source code, it creates a responsibility for them to give your the source code.
I know it sounds like the same thing, but it isn't. If you had a legal right to the source code, you could then sue them for a copy. But since instead they have a responsibility, only the copyright holder has the right to sue them to force them to carry out their responsibility. i.e. RedHat. But RedHat already offers alternative licensing for those willing to pay for it. So if I were a RedHat lawyer, I would probably sue for the license fee and punitive damages rather than distribution of the source code as it would be a much easier case to win and to settle out of court. So chances are you will never see the source code unless rateless.com decides to release it. Bill On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:24:33 +0100, Dave Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They can remove it from their website if they like, but it's too late. As long > as I am in posession of a binary of a GPL'd program, I have a non-negotiable right > to a copy of the very same sources from which the binary I have was compiled. > There are no if's or but's. > > Of course, I Am Not A Lawyer, So Everything I Have Said Can Be Safely Ignored. -- 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/
