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No, the offer for source must be to anyone -- the supply of a binary may be limited. BMW cannot be the "sole owner" of the copyright -- even if they own the par
by ratboy666 11y ago
No, the offer for source must be to anyone -- the supply of a binary may be limited. BMW cannot be the "sole owner" of the copyright -- even if they own the part they wrote, they must still supply source for the GPL parts.
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- qznc 11y ago"the GPL requires you to make the modified source code available to the program's users" Source: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#GPLRequireSourc... BMW does not have to provide the sources to everybody. Only to its users. edit: tzs also has a point. Hm?
- Deregibus 11y agoI was also under that impression as well, but from that same page you posted: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#WhatDoesWritten... Which sounds like if you didn't provide the source with the program up front then you're required to give it to anyone that asks since they may have received the program indirectly.
- kuschku 11y ago> since they may have received the program indirectly. Which is rarely possible for a car OS, honestly.
- st3v3r 11y agoReally? I would consider it to be quite common, given the prevalence of used cars.
- FireBeyond 11y agoWhich would be direct, not indirect. You are in possession of the vehicle, with the legal standing of an owner.
- kuschku 11y agoIn that case you have the car, and the VIN – and received the software directly. Please specify a use case where you received the software without the VIN, thanks.
- bobbles 11y agoPeople buying used cars is pretty common...
- FireBeyond 11y agoAnd also direct.
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- kuschku 11y agoIn that case you have the car, and the VIN – and received the software directly. Please specify a use case where you received the software without the VIN, thanks.
- qznc 11y agoDoes the intention behind some GPL clause matter or how some court would interpret the text?
- kuschku 11y agoFor a court the intention very much matters – in case of doubt, the court will always resort to interpreting the intention. At least in Germany – and BMW is German.
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