Source code via download -- MPL Alpha 1 Draft Released

Ben Bucksch <[email protected]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:41:57 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.license
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  The old MPL 1.1 section 3.2 demanded that the Source Code is either on 
the same medium (DVD, USB stick) as the Executable, or downloadable 
("available ... via an accepted Electronic Distribution Mechanism"). The 
new section 3.2 and 3.3 a) makes no restrictions at all apart from 
"reasonable" and "nominal charge".

I realize that the GPL has language similar to the new wording, however 
I considered MPL to be better. Why shouldn't you make the source 
available per download? In fact, I'd mandate that it must be available 
freely to everybody (not just recipients of the executable) for free per 
Internet HTTP. You received free, you shall give free.

Ben