> Option a requires the source and binary to be distributed on the same
> medium.
Yes, sorry I erased the right option (b) and kept the wrong one (a).
> Now, *if* the Internet is considered a "medium customarily used for software
> interchange", a URL that was live for at least 3 years after the date the
> binaries were distributed could be part of "a written offer [...] to give
> any third party [...] a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding
> source code". That URL could NOT be protected behind a EULA, TOS, mandatory
> registration, or selective-authentication system (it must be accessible to
> "ANY third party").
Actually, the URL doesn't have to live 3 years. But you should be able
for the next 3 years to provide an appropriate URL (which could change
daily if you want). Also it may be behind a selective-authentication
system, as long as anybody who has the a copy of the written offer can
get the necessary authentication.
Those nitpicks can make a significant difference if your customers are
unlikely to pass on the written offer to others, in which case even tho,
in theory, the source code could be available to anybody, it may end up
staying somewhat "secret".
Stefan
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