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We are often asked for a list of all the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free/libre]/[http://opensource.org/docs/osd open source] software licenses associated with Boot2Gecko/Firefox OS. This page attempts to answer that question, and related ones. While Mozilla attempts to provide guidance on these questions in an effort to be helpful, you need to take full responsibility for your interpretation of and compliance with open source licensing terms. | We are often asked for a list of all the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free/libre]/[http://opensource.org/docs/osd open source] software licenses associated with Boot2Gecko/Firefox OS. This page attempts to answer that question, and related ones. While Mozilla attempts to provide guidance on these questions in an effort to be helpful, you need to take full responsibility for your interpretation of and compliance with open source licensing terms. | ||
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You may also choose not to ship the source with the device. However, if you don't then, at least for the parts under the GPL, you will need to set up a mechanism for sending CDs to anyone who asks for them (see section 3 b. of the GPL version 2). You can also offer the source code for download at a URL, but [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#DistributeWithSourceOnInternet according to the Free Software Foundation], creators of the GPL, this by iself is not sufficient to meet the requirements. So perhaps it is easier to simply ship the source code with the device. | You may also choose not to ship the source with the device. However, if you don't then, at least for the parts under the GPL, you will need to set up a mechanism for sending CDs to anyone who asks for them (see section 3 b. of the GPL version 2). You can also offer the source code for download at a URL, but [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#DistributeWithSourceOnInternet according to the Free Software Foundation], creators of the GPL, this by iself is not sufficient to meet the requirements. So perhaps it is easier to simply ship the source code with the device. | ||
There is a page in the Settings app, next to the "Open Source Licenses" page, called "Obtaining Source Code". You should update this page to point to the place where you have supplied source code (on the device, on a CD or on the Internet). | |||