Re: [Jmol-users] Redistributing Jmol Applet by itself: Legalities?

[timothy d. <mol...@ma...>]

On 2005-06-07 (08:14) timothy driscoll wrote:

>On 2005-06-07 (07:25) Miguel wrote:
>
><snip>
>>Understood. People will not be 'compelled' to download the source
>>code, but it should be available from your site in case someone
>>wants it.
>>
>
>could this requirement be satisfied by a link to the source code at
>sourceforge?  or does the src have to reside on the same server as
>the distributed binaries? (assuming one makes no change to the app.)
>

to answer my own question (finally), no it does not.  I was reading the wro=
ng licence, an older version of the LGPL that was unclear on this point.

however, LICENCE.txt in the Jmol src root clearly states:

"If distribution of object code is made by offering access to copy
from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the
source code from the same place satisfies the requirement to
distribute the source code, even though third parties are not
compelled to copy the source along with the object code."


in retrospect, this makes more sense than simply providing a link to the so=
urceforge site - since one may be distributing a version of Jmol different =
from the sourceforge version.


regards,

tim
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