> The freedoms required by Debian include the freedom for someone to > set up a consultancy business and deliver custom-modified versions > of any Debian component to his customers .. without having to take > any other action to enable them to perform that action legally.
Yes, if "delivering custom-modified" software includes sharing source code with customers, the AT&T Source Code Agreement further requires sharing the patches with AT&T. If you keep the patches private my reading of the AT&T license is that you can still redistribute binaries. I just realized this to my slight surprise and amusement. But doesn't the GPL also require the sharing of source code? Why is the GPL good and the AT&T license not? Stephen
