[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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