David Given <d...@cowlark.com> wrote: > On 2010-03-22 15:14, Paul Wise wrote: >> In any case, some of the software you are distributing will be GPL, so >> you'll need to also distribute source code. > > How do Debian derivatives such as Knoppix or Elive do it? AFAIK, they > don't distribute the source code for unmodified packages themselves, > instead referring people to the Debian servers. Is this legal or is it > just that nobody's complained yet?
7 years ago, Klaus Knopper posted to this list [1] Klaus Knopper <le...@knopper.net> wrote: > May I quote from the written offer, that is included on every Knoppix-CD > in the KNOPPIX directory: > > "Since this is a genuine open source project, subject to the GNU General > Public License, the source code for the KNOPPIX-specific packages is > available via the Internet at http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/sources/. > You may find the sources for the installed Debian packages on the > various Debian mirrors. Additionally, you can order the sources > directly from Knopper.Net for the cost of material, copying, packaging > and postage. This offer is valid for 3 years, counting from the build > date of this CD-Rom." > > Regards > -Klaus Knopper I do not know anything about Elive. Cheers, Walter Landry wlan...@caltech.edu [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2003/04/msg00402.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100322.090658.579529027719855103.wal...@geodynamics.org
