Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
El 15/07/12 14:25, Linda Walsh escribió:
--- They do not comply with the GPL -- they require accounts and off-machine "permissions" (i.e. a form of "licensing") to build...and do not support a local build.
No, the GPL applies to distribution of binaries, that is, sources must be available to the people to whom the binaries are distributed.
Nothing else, it does not include "supporting local build" or "off-machine" permissions.
Prove to me it is the source. Prove to me that if you go out of business I can still build it. if you can't do that, then you haven't given't me the complete source necessary to build the product. 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. It would violate the GPL, as by linking your proprietary language module to the GPL module, it is covered under the GPL, thus all of it and it's sources are also covered (LPGL is more lenient when it comes to libraries, but not talking about it). If I have to be online to connect to your service to get a any sort of information when I build -- then I don't have the complete source code on my machine at build time. It should be possible to download everything you need onto a laptop, and compile the OS while you fly from Paris to Hawaii (presuming they have a power connection on the plane). If you can't -- then you don't have the complete source. The GPL isn't just about looking at source code -- it's about being able to recreate the software and make changes to it. If I don't have all those tools available to me, then I don't have the complete build source. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org