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> while the source code in their publicly available repositories lags far behind I don't think this violates GPL. GPL requires you to be able to receive the so
by mehrdadn 7y ago
> while the source code in their publicly available repositories lags far behind
I don't think this violates GPL. GPL requires you to be able to receive the source if you want to, not that it be on an online repository. You might have to request it and have it sent to you.
- saagarjha 7y agoI mean, I could, but I think it's fair for me to assume that the GitHub repository that the official website links to as the source code for their client is where they’d publish up-to-date code.
- mehrdadn 7y agoThey might well publish it right there if you ask. Just saying they haven't violated the license as long as they have a written offer to provide you with the source code somehow if you ask. (That's what GPLv2 seems to require.)
- Conan_Kudo 7y agoThey provide no alternative "written offer". On the website, they directly point to GitHub for the source code offer: https://telegram.org/apps#source-code https://telegram.org/apps#source-code
- saagarjha 7y agoI have asked.
- gpm 7y agoIf they are going to go that route it requires a written offer. I haven't checked but would be surprised if they had that.