Re: [libreoffice-marketing] LibO DVD fulfillment web-page

On 12/31/2010 10:49 AM, drew wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-12-31 at 12:32 +0100, Stefan Weigel wrote:
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > Am 31.12.2010 11:51, schrieb Tom Davies:
> >
> > > I think it is just "easy access to the source code" that is required?  I think
> > > the spirit of the agreement would make it more relevant to just let people know
> > > they can download the product for free and give them the LibreOffice site?
> > LibreOfficeBox, for example, contains the source code as well.
> For LibreOffice true, and I would not want to distribute a DVD at a
> Linux fest that did not contain that - but for the other FOSS packages
> on the LibreOffieBox DVD - Binary only.
>
> Thanks
>
> Drew
Just an fyi;

LibreOffice is released  under LGPL v3[1].  Section 4-d-0 indicates that 
distributors must follow the GPL v3 section 6 guidelines for making 
source code available[2].

How one makes the source code available is where it gets fuzzy for me.  
I am hoping someone on this list can put this in layman's language.  In 
short, though, whoever distributes (and however they choose to do so) 
carries with it non-negotiable responsibilities to give "equivalent 
access" to the source code.  And keep in mind this is version-specific.

Happily, v3 makes it easier to "point to" a source repository as opposed 
to actually maintaining one but, one should take care that the 
repository will be around for the requisite period of time.

hope this helps,
-Craig

1) GNU Lesser General Public License: 
http://www.libreoffice.org/about-us/license/
2) GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html




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