[fab] FSF Requirements for srpm provisions
Rex Dieter
rdieter at math.unl.edu
Thu Nov 2 16:08:50 UTC 2006
Jesse Keating wrote:
> This has come up on fedora-devel-list. If somebody happens to spin a compose
> of Fedora rpms for say ia64, no modifications, no alterations, same exact
> binaries that were created at the same time the i386/x86_64/ppc ones were, do
> they have an obligation to host all the srpms again where they provide the
> spun release, or can they refer back to the mirror system of srpms?
GPL FAQ says that (for GPL software anyway) the source should be at the
*same* location as hosted binaries.
I'd say Fedora ought to recommend the same. Not sure if we should go as
far as make it mandatory.
-- Rex
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