[maemo-developers] How remove package from extra-devel free?

[From: Dave Neary]

Hi,

Darren Long wrote:
> Hmm.  IANAL, but in my naivety, I would have thought that maemo.org would have to provide source for the binaries they (have) distribute(d).

Indeed! But the source and the binaries are not the same thing.

There are a few ways to deal with the source requirement - and if you
are merely redistributing binaries made by someone else, you don't need
to provide sources, you only need to be able to point someone to the
sources.

Another way is to ship sources with the binary.

And finally, the one you may be alluding to, the written offer to
provide source code, valid for at least three years, to provide the
source code on request.

So in the case where maemo.org is merely providing a platform for
someone to share GPL licenced products, all we need to do is give a link
back to the place the source package, or even forward on the written
offer that the packager gave us.

Cheers,
Dave.

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