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> To request sources under GPL you need to get binaries first. This is a common misconception, at least as far as GPLv2 goes. If you're distributing commercial
by mjg59 11y ago
> To request sources under GPL you need to get binaries first.
This is a common misconception, at least as far as GPLv2 goes. If you're distributing commercially then you have two choices:
1) Include the source when you distribute the binaries (GPLv2 3(a))
2) Offer the source code on demand to any third party (GPLv2 3(b))
Of course, Elbrus may be distributing under the first of these, but if it's the second then there's no need to obtain binaries in order to make a request for source.
- spatular 11y agoSure. Just in this case variant 2 is very unlikely. I'd say getting sources after buying one or two Elbrus-based servers would be a success for a company not affilated with government. Company I work for once tried to get linux kernel sources for an embedded system produced by another russian company. We got just honest "we have our proprietary module in our linux tree, so we won't be giving you any sources. Still, we are nice enough to recompile it for you with options you need." Ugh...