GPL Binary Source Obligations
Discussions focus on the requirements under GPL and similar open source licenses to provide source code when distributing binaries, debating if public release is needed or if supplying it only to direct recipients upon request complies.
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No. They're distributing the binaries, so they have to provide the source code to users of the binaries on request. Publishing it like this satisfies that requirement.
You are only required to provide the source to your users, not to the original developers.
Because you have to make the source code available to people who receive your distribution of the library.
Thanks for clearing that up, I'm not distributing the source code so I think I'm good.
isn't the distributor of open source software only required to give a copy to the source to those people which they sold the software too. since Bank of America is the only purchaser if they are the only ones who get the source and if they don't want to share that is their business...
No because you only need to make the source available on request from the original developer(s).
It's only required that the source be given to those who get the binaries. Since that's not "we" it won't work.
It’s a BSD license, so they don’t need to release the source.
I don't see a problem with it. They are still providing the source. What is the issue? IMO, it isn't any less in the 'spirit of open source' to do something like this.
It is available both for download and in cloud. So they would have to pull the download if they dont want to release source.