[Simh] Pontus asks Is [the] BSD [license] liberal enough?

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2015-06-08 13:36, Pontus Pihlgren wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 01:24:39PM +0200, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>
>> Which is essentially anyone. Since, if you do release it, you cannot
>> restrict who can use it.
>
> The point I'm trying to make is that B has no obligation to anyone but
> C. If C starts to make the software available no-one can demand the
> source from B. And certainly not from A.

Not entirely correct. First of all, C can ask the sources from B, who 
then in turn will be required to request the sources from A. So C 
indirectly puts a request through to A anyway.

However, if C have the software from B, but wants the sources from A, C 
just gets the distribution from A, and then they can request the sources 
explicitly from A anyway. There is no way for A to prevent this.
So yes, C can easily, and legally, force A to send the sources to them.

	Johnny