Anthony W. Youngman wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Florian Weimer > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >* Ottavio Caruso: > > > >> I'd like to post some Debian disk images, created from original > >> Debian packages, to some sites via http or bittorrent. What legal > >> obligations have I or the hosting site? If the packages are all from > >> the /main repository, and presumably mostly GPL, do I have to make > >> the sources available or can I simply point to the Debian > >> repositories, e.g. > > > >My understanding of the GPL is that you must make the sources > >available, on your server. > > > WRONG (imho). > > *IF* Ottavio is a private individual, then he can take advantage of the > "pass on the offer you received to obtain the source" clause of the GPL.
Thank you. Two more questions: 1) Does it make any difference if it is a [hard]disk image or an installation cd? 2) Is there any template that I can use? For example: "This [distribution OR disk image] contains unmodified binaries from the Debian 'main' repository. Package source are available at packages.debian.org. Example: package 'bash' http://packages.debian.org/unstable/source/bash We believe that this way, as a non commercial entity, we comply with art 3,c of the G.P.L. v2. However if this in not enough for you, you can request a cd with all the sources at the price of $10 + the shipping fee." Would that be enough and legally valid? Ottavio Caruso ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
