Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 17:54, Simos Xenitellis
<simos.lists@googlemail.com> wrote:
> ...
> > The key thing being "that person". That person is most likely not You,
> > the developer who is contributing to the software. Thus, You won't get
> > those changes unless "that person" decides to pass them back to you.
> >
> > So you don't necessarily have a "right" to the code. You are relying
> > on the goodwill of "that person" to help you out. Of course, they
> > might not even know who you are. They might not care. They might not
> > ever ask for the source code.
>
> It's a common misconception. If a TV uses Linux (most LCD/LED TV use Linux),
> you do not need to show evidence you bought one in order to ask for
> the Linux source code.
>
> See the GPLv2 (per Linux kernel) license text,
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
>
> “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,”

That written offer goes to the recipient (your statement comes from
3(b), which is dependent upon the primary part of (3), which talks
about distributions to a recipient). The recipient does not need to
transfer or pass that offer to third parties.

Again, you're relying on the goodwill of the recipient to get changes returned.

Cheers,
-g

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