On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 10:49:20AM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote: > Michael Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >The QPL doesn't release you from the obligation to provide changes to > >the author if you have since stopped distributing the software (for > >whatever reason). That clause applies to *any* time at which the code > >is not available to the general public. It would be plausible for an > >SCO or Microsoft to demand that a Debian package maintainer provide a > >three-year-old version of a package because Debian users downloaded > >that modified version. > > I'm not convinced that applies. The clase is "These items, when > distributed, are subject to the following requirements" - what does > "when distributed" mean? At the point at which they are distributed? If > distributed once, these must always occur? 6a and 6b sound like they > only apply at the time of distribution.
Well, for a start, it doesn't specify a timeframe, so we're all guessing. But to read the clause as "These items, [at the time of distribution], are subject to the following requirements" would mean that the initial developer would need to request a copy of the linked items at the same time as I distribute the QPL'd program. That would be quite a feat. Clarification of timeframe on that would be a useful thing to have. - Matt
