[Info-vax] Python and various libraries updated

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/6/2020 12:57 PM, Jean-François Piéronne wrote:
> Le 06/08/2020 à 18:24, Arne Vajhøj a écrit :
>> On 8/6/2020 12:21 PM, Duane Krahn wrote:
>>> I just took a look at the recent release notes for VSI Samba for
>>> OpenVMS 4.6-5F (August 2020) - in the What's Missing? section on page
>>> 10:  A copy of the source code for Samba on OpenVMS is not included
>>> with the installation kit; however we will provide a copy of the code
>>> on request (email support at vmssoftware.com).
>>>
>>> Based on that statement, it would seem that VSI would make its open
>>> source modifications available to anyone upon request.
>>
>> And being compliant with GPL.
> From
> https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#DoesTheGPLRequireAvailabilityToPublic
> 
> """
> Yes. You can charge any fee you wish for distributing a copy of the
> program. Under GPLv2, if you distribute binaries by download, you must
> provide “equivalent access” to download the source—therefore, the fee to
> download source may not be greater than the fee to download the binary.
> If the binaries being distributed are licensed under the GPLv3, then you
> must offer equivalent access to the source code in the same way through
> the same place at no further charge.
> """

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#AnonFTPAndSendSources

may actually be more direct on the topic.

<quote>
Can I make binaries available on a network server, but send sources only 
to people who order them? (#AnonFTPAndSendSources)

     If you make object code available on a network server, you have to 
provide the Corresponding Source on a network server as well. The 
easiest way to do this would be to publish them on the same server, but 
if you'd like, you can alternatively provide instructions for getting 
the source from another server, or even a version control system. No 
matter what you do, the source should be just as easy to access as the 
object code, though. This is all specified in section 6(d) of GPLv3.

     The sources you provide must correspond exactly to the binaries. In 
particular, you must make sure they are for the same version of the 
program—not an older version and not a newer version.
</quote>

Which I will paraphrase as: one can do whatever one likes as long as:
1) the source code is available on a network server
2) it must be as easy to get the source code as it was to get the    binary

Arne