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Posted by Steffen Haeuser on 11-Jul-2002 07:05 GMT | In reply to Comment 91 (Sauron Bigmouth): Hi!
As to comment 86: But then I did *not* redistribute any copies of Q2 so the
passage does not apply :) And you can be sure I will make the source-code
available once I actually distribute Quake 2. But not a second earlier.
To Alkis:
> I am a Quake 2 beta tester. I do have the *RIGHT* to get the source code.
> If I ask for it, I'll get it. Do *I* want it? *NO*. So, I did *NOT* ask
> for it. Did the betatester that leaked the beta *ASK* for the source code
> to distribute it with the beta? *NO*. He had the right to get the source.
He hadn't, as he only had the "old" port which was started from scratch again due
it being a quick-and-dirty-port and at one point we decided we wanted to do it
really clean. At the "start" of the project we thought of just a quick-and-dirty
port like for other OpenSource games. The source-code of the old port does not
exist anymore. And as he has not the Binary of the new port, he obviously
could not ask for it's source, even if you'd count Beta-Versions as
Distribution (what is NOT the case). It is right though, that no Betatester
ever asked for the source-code. Most of the testers agree with me with my
view on what "Distribution" means in the GPL BTW.
To Comment 92: Not a question of laws, but a question of behaviour. If you
don't put your name under something, you keep your mouth shut !
Eva: (Comment 94): No. But we don't need to confirm to something which
is not required by the law (or in this case by the GPL).
Comment 95: Feel free to do so. But keep your facts straight. Even after
the view of the GPL-Fanatics who think a Beta-Version would be distribution
NONE of the Betatesters asked of the Source Code. And someone else would not
be entitled to have the source-code even after the view of the Betatesters.
If you start any lies there, legal action might follow, be aware of this.
TBone and Anonymous: This was not referring to the "actual GPL", but to some stupid theory
Anonymous had above. IF this theory about the GPL would be true (but it isn't)
this would follow (so obviously it is NOT the case, like you said yourselves).
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