On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Linda Walsh
Sources doesn't just mean the lines of the source code for the .exe.
they include libraries and languages. You can't add a proprietary language module to a GPL program, and then not distribute the compiler.
"sources" doesn't mean an automated building tool either. You have the sources in source RPMs. You can untar, configure and build, even if rpmbuild fails (which it shouldn't). And no, source doesn't mean libraries, you have the libraries' source in the libraries' RPMs. GPL code, AFAIK, IANAL, can depend on closed-source libraries, as long as the dependency is runtime-only. Ie: if you don't link against it, but just use it if installed. It's not the case for samba or any of the cited examples, it's just that the rpmbuild tool is failing. You can fix it and still build. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org