On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Lamar Owen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On 06/14/2014 12:58 AM, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
>>
>> The reason to release them at all is to comply with the GPL. Such
>> encumbrances would thwart that compliance.
>
>
> Red Hat only has to directly distribute source

Not just the source, but particular rights associated with the source,
including the rights to modify and to redistribute. Indeed this is the
entire point of the GPL.

> to the people to whom they
> have distributed binaries to meet the letter of the GPL, and they don't have
> to distribute sources for packages whose license does not require such

I kind of figured mentioning the GPL would have made it clear I am
talking about the GPL and not proprietary or other software.

> (such
> as PostgreSQL, which is BSD-licensed); of course, they don't have to
> distribute the next version of the binary to you if you break their
> subscription agreement, either.

So if someone redistributes Red Hat's source in accordance with the
specific rights granted to them, Red Hat will terminate their update
subscription?

Fascinating.

 - Pat