> Philip Hands wrote: > > Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This means that if we distribute modified versions of an NPL'd > > > program, we're going to have to keep source packages around long after > > > we have replaced the binaries with new versions. We have no mechanism > > > in place for this. > > > > Take a look at the GPL --- it says three years: > > > > b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three > > years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your > > cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete > > machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be > > distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium > > customarily used for software interchange; or, > > Yeah, but that's only option b). You also have option a), which is to > distribute binary and source together, like we do. Then you can drop > the source as soon as you drop the binary. The NPL has no such option.
Yes it does. The 12 month restriction is part of a sub clause, which only applies if you chose not to supply the source on the same media as the binaries. Cheers, Phil.
