Re: Mass Distribution Without Source, Bittorrent

[Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin at cygwin dot com>]

On Jan 31 05:34, big one wrote:
> I read about the GPL: the shop should provide the source code with the binary.
> 
> I plan to distribute Cygwin free of charge to several thousands local schools, universities, user groups, research/scientific institute, magazine etc. 
> 
> There are 5 ISO CD (600 Mb): 2 binary and 3 source code.
> 
> Is it possible to distribute only 2 binary CD and the users can download the 3 source code CD from bittorrent/local FTP/mirrors?

You have to provide the sources using the same distribution mechanism as
you provide for the binaries, according to Section 3 of the GPL.  See also
the GPL FAQ http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html, here especially
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#AnonFTPAndSendSources and
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#DistributeWithSourceOnInternet


Corinna

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