#4417 HIGH Future : build source code bundle and store it on the school server

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#4417: build source code bundle and store it on the school server
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   Reporter:  walter         |       Owner:  dgilmore                 
       Type:  task           |      Status:  new                      
   Priority:  high           |   Milestone:  Future Release           
  Component:  school server  |     Version:                           
 Resolution:                 |    Keywords:  gpl content blocks?:8.2.0
Next_action:  never set      |    Verified:  0                        
  Blockedby:                 |    Blocking:                           
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Comment(by gregorio):

 Hi Guys,

 I see solution here.

 We put a note on the paper that ships with the XO saying send us a letter
 and we will give you a URL per #2 below.

 I think that would comply with this and cost no engineering time. I don't
 think we would lose a physical letter (if we do this you should test it).
 The only hard part will be for me to figure out how to change the text on
 the hard copy that comes with an XO.

 John, can you send me a short sample text that should go in the hardcopy
 for this?

 That may solve the legal issue but we want to comply with the spirit of it
 too. We want to get the source code out! Let's come up with ways to get it
 to people who have networks and those that don't. The one idea I have so
 far is that we should put a link to the sources in the HTML pages we store
 and serve from XOs NAND. No network but have school server cases we could
 offer the source on XO. No network and no school server...

 I started a page in 9.1.0 section for this:
 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/9.1.0#Easier_Access_to_and_Help_Using_Source_Code

 Add or update as needed. Help me find me one kid or teacher in a target
 country who wants to see the source code and I'll move it up to the user
 requested section :-)

 Thanks,

 Greg S

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 b) Convey the object code in, or embodied in, a physical product
 (including a physical distribution medium), accompanied by a written
 offer, valid for at least three years and valid for as long as you offer
 spare parts or customer support for that product model, to give anyone who
 possesses the object code either (1) a copy of the Corresponding Source
 for all the software in the product that is covered by this License, on a
 durable physical medium customarily used for software interchange, for a
 price no more than your reasonable cost of physically performing this
 conveying of source, or (2) access to copy the Corresponding Source from a
 network server at no charge

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