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How do you understand GPL?

Item posted by Mathieu Roy <yeupou> on Mon 19 Aug 2002 07:56:12 AM UTC.

If you are here, it maybe means that you are not on holidays. But the GNU Project provides you a funny game, lucky ones.
Here's THE quiz http://www.gnu.org/cgi-bin/license-quiz.cgi

Thanks to this quiz authors.

um, problem with an answer (posted by Stephen Compall, Thu 22 Aug 2002 05:13:41 AM UTC)

spoiler

I strongly dispute the "correct" answer to #6. I answered 3; the GPL does allow charging for the cost of distribution of source code in the written offer, but no more.

RE: um, problem with an answer (posted by Jason Rennie, Thu 29 Aug 2002 12:04:04 PM UTC)

I answered 3 too. The issue isn't the distribution cost. V and VII are okay. IV and VI are not okay because the GNU licence requires that if an offer of source code be made it be made available to "any third party" (section 3b). IV and VI restrict the offer to those who ordered binary CDs.

Jason

Very interesting (posted by Jordi Mallach, Wed 21 Aug 2002 01:12:01 AM UTC)

I just had a go, and didn't do bad.
Have a try, there are nice questions.