Jesse Keating wrote:
On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:07:09 -0800
John Poelstra <poelstra@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
=== Source Code ===
* Long term storage and availability of source code
* ability to match source code to any released package--store for
four years
* create source on the fly so that space is not a concern
* One approach would be to change the way we tag things or to
disable forced tagging
* Area of interest for Matt, Jef, Chris A
I have to say that I'm still pretty against any strategy that has us or
any of our downstreams relying upon us for a GPLv2 3b or 3c
distribution method. I feel that the methods described are entirely
too vague and too easily misinterpreted and could easily drive Fedora
into a "trap" of never being able to retire sources at all.
Personally I am opposed to trying to find clever ways to not needing to
host the source (rpms). Finding ways to do anything different from *just
making the sources available online* for a period of time is asking for
trouble; It should work, but what if it doesn't -or fails half-way? How
does investing in a couple of discs weigh (each release?) against the
potential legal liability of losing anything because in the past you
thought you needed some 'clever way' to make sources available.
I can't really understand though how anyone could be opposed to the
Fedora Project releasing under 3b.
Kind regards,
Jeroen van Meeuwen
-kanarip
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