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> I can't check the software at the moment but if they provide the license file(s) and offer a way to get the source then there's nothing wrong, really. Notabl
by codethief 4y ago
> I can't check the software at the moment but if they provide the license file(s) and offer a way to get the source then there's nothing wrong, really.
Notably, it would either need to be a written offer according to GPL2[0],
> b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or,
…and GPL3[1],
> b) Convey the object code in, or embodied in, a physical product (including a physical distribution medium), accompanied by a written offer, valid for at least three years and valid for as long as you offer spare parts or customer support for that product model, to give anyone who possesses the object code either (1) a copy of the Corresponding Source for all the software in the product that is covered by this License, on a durable physical medium customarily used for software interchange, for a price no more than your reasonable cost of physically performing this conveying of source, or (2) access to copy the Corresponding Source from a network server at no charge.
…or, if the distribution medium is not physical, the source code would have to be provided in the same way as the original object code / binary:
> d) Convey the object code by offering access from a designated place (gratis or for a charge), and offer equivalent access to the Corresponding Source in the same way through the same place at no further charge. You need not require recipients to copy the Corresponding Source along with the object code. If the place to copy the object code is a network server, the Corresponding Source may be on a different server (operated by you or a third party) that supports equivalent copying facilities, provided you maintain clear directions next to the object code saying where to find the Corresponding Source. Regardless of what server hosts the Corresponding Source, you remain obligated to ensure that it is available for as long as needed to satisfy these requirements.
So, for instance, one would expect a "download source" link on https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/download.page https://www.bricklink.com/v3/studio/download.page but I don't see one.
[0]: https://download.blender.org/release/GPL-license.txt https://download.blender.org/release/GPL-license.txt
[1]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html