>The boxed version comes without sources, so 3a doesn't doesn't apply
>and 3b must be followed.
>
>But the written offer is nowhere in the box, just a pointer to it on
>the web (and this pointer is in places where people normally don't
>look (bottom of the box, somewhere on some CD)).
>
>To conform with the GPL, at least the text "If you don't have Internet
>access or are unable to burn DVDs, we will send you the source code on
>a DVD. We need to charge a $15 or €15 fee for creation, handling and
>postage. To request a DVD of the source code, send an e-mail to
>sourcedvd@suse.de." from
>
http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/source_code.html or words to
>that effect _must_ be somewhere _in_ the box and should be on every
>media.
>
>This is currently made worse since yast can't install sources
>automatically (bug 175593).
I think it's a nice idea for people to be able to get a Source DVD if they want to. But your text lacks some logic:
-> If you don't have internet access, send an email to
sourcedvd@suse.de ??? how is somebody supposed to do that? Maybe novell's lawyers should get some feedback on that requirement, as license texts are not always as easy understandable as they appear. I think, the professionals should take care of such things after they got announced about a possible problem (which happened with this thread on the mailing list)