Jason Tishler wrote: > On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 10:25:02AM -0500, Christopher Faylor wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 03, 2003 at 09:19:27AM -0500, Jason Tishler wrote: >>> The attached patch enables clean_setup.pl to handle binary-only >>> caches/mirrors. Specifically, when no "source:" tags are in the >>> setup.ini file. >>> [snip] >> >> Wouldn't such a mirror be in violation of the GPL? > > Hmm...good point. OK, I will fess up. I have such a mirror that is > only for the convenience of my co-workers and myself. It is not > distributed outside of our company. Note that I was just trying to > save bandwidth and disk space. > > If this is considered a GPL violation (and in hindsight, it probably > is), then I will update my script to download the source too. > > Jason > > P.S. Michael, you may want to hold up on that patch... :,)
No reason to do that. The patch has a valid use: if I am maintaining a local cache for strictly my own personal use, the GPL does not force me to download the source corresponding to each binary. Max. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
