Joachim Breitner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Am Sa, den 24.04.2004 schrieb Walter Landry um 18:09: > > > 6. c. If the items are not available to the general public, and the > > > initial developer of the Software requests a copy of the items, > > > then you must supply one. > > > To be more concrete, this fails the desert island test. If I make > > modifications, then I have to give the initial developer a copy, even > > if I am physically unable to do so. This differs from the "give > > source if you give binaries" clause of the GPL, because if you can > > give binaries then it is probably not too difficult to give source. > > I thought about that, but then I thought: "If [..] requests" - the > desert island guy can't be requested. But then, he might: cloud > painting, morse-earth-quakes, message-in-a-bottle... > Seems to be a corner case, and I have not yet an opinion on that.
How about someone without a net connection who got the original software on CD's? A reporter could talk about people in Ghana modifying the software to suit their needs. The initial developer could read the paper and write a letter. In addition, it requires private modifications to be made public. That precludes any modifications that include sensitive modifications (e.g. hardwired nuclear missle codes). Regards, Walter Landry
