Tomasz Wegrzanowski wrote:
GPL doesn't give you right to request the sources. They may not give you them or require any fee they want. This clause applies ONLY to binary-only distribution. If they haven't given/sold you the binary, they don't have to give you the sources.
So I can deduct this:
If a binary is distributed for a fee I am entitled to receive the sources according to GPL 3b at a minimum charge covering only the costs of the physical transfer.
If the usual format are sources there is no way to force the distributor to send me the sources for a minimum charge covering only the costs of the physical transfer.
Is this coorect? And does it reflect the general philosophy of the Free Software community?
As I may not put restrictions on top of the GPL I have no way of enforcing the general philosophy of our project (sources are available for free)?
Is that something that other see as a flaw in the GPL? Or am I alone with my opinion?
Jan Wildeboer