Source code via download -- MPL Alpha 1 Draft Released
Ben Bucksch <[email protected]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:41:57 +0200
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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