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> GPL doesn't set a standard time limit for providing the sources, but that doesn't mean they can delay it indefinitely The GPL doesn’t require them to provide
by Someone 2mo ago
> GPL doesn't set a standard time limit for providing the sources, but that doesn't mean they can delay it indefinitely
The GPL doesn’t require them to provide the sources to the world; it requires them to provide it only to those who are in possession of the object code, and even then, _if_ they sell the product with a written offer to get the source code (¿Do they?):
- only upon request,
- only for three years or for as long as they offer spare parts or customer support for the specific product
On top of that, they can charge money for doing that (“for a price no more than your reasonable cost of physically performing this conveying of source”)
- terminalbraid 2mo ago> The GPL doesn’t require them to provide the sources to the world; I don't see how this is relevant. The people making the request are within those boundaries. The rest is moot. The spirit of the GPL is that graphene is entitled to the GPLd source in some way and google must reasonably comply.
- leni536 2mo agoThere might be some legal nuance here. What binaries does Google distribute and does Google provide sources of those? (I assume pixel updates count, is that pure AOSP?) Does grapheneOS request sources for beta tags that are not distributed yet in binary form? Don't get me wrong, I still think this is shitty behavior from Google.
- leni536 2mo ago> The GPL doesn’t require them to provide the sources to the world "b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party,..."