10 Apr
2004
10 Apr
'04
3:11 p.m.
On Sat, 2004-04-10 at 19:42, Simon Jenkins wrote:
will(a)malefactor.org wrote:
That's what i meant by describing the extent to which the 'general
public' rule applies.
IANAL, but I'm 99% sure that when you give
someone a GPLd executable,
you're only obligated to provide that one person with the sources, not the
"general public" (read: everyone on earth).
True. Just that one person. But IF instead of giving them the source you
give
them a written offer to provide the source THEN they can pass your offer
along to third parties under some circumstances.
You can pass the source to anyone, or the written offer. The written
offer acts as an 'excuse' for not providing the source-code for whatever
reason.
IANAL either...
Whether or not it would actually
function
as intended on its "target processor" (a courtroom)? /That's/ what
you'd
need
a lawyer to tell you.
IAAL, although i'm not saying i'm a good one ;)
Marek