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The site has to offer a mechanism to download the source code of the version of Mastodon that is being run, including any modifications. The claim here is that
by not2b 5y ago
The site has to offer a mechanism to download the source code of the version of Mastodon that is being run, including any modifications. The claim here is that they did not do that, so they are infringing.
- rootusrootus 5y agoIs that requirement only for sites that have modified the source code? E.g. if I use Mastodon but change nothing at all, do I still have to host a repo somewhere with the source?
- ragebol 5y agoYes. Or make it available for download some other way. The license text is quite clear.
- kkjjkgjjgg 5y agoWhy not simply download it from the mastodon website?
- ragebol 5y agothen you have to link to it. But I think that if somehow Mastodon stops making code available (which would be unlikely), you still have provide source code, as long as you run it.
- deadbunny 5y agoIf you're running with no modification you'd still need to link back to the source code. Likely the mastadon repo in this example.
- sparkie 5y agoBut you don't need to publish the link unless it is requested.
- r00fus 5y agoHint: it was requested. Noncompliance means they lose license to the code they used. Free software isn't freedom from obligations. They are modest, but they exist and must be complied with or you're setting yourself up for a lawsuit.