Re^2: miniperl larger than perl?

Looking at that site for the second time, I can't help but think that it is in violation of the perl licence, specifically, it says this:

Copyright & Licence

Copyright (C) 2003 Graciliano M. P. <gm[at]virtuasites.com.br>

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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Whilst at the same time offering the binaries without offering source-code.

To explain: the perl licence offers the recipient the choice between GPL or artistic licence, or both, but the GPL licence REQUIRES the sourcecode to be either distributed with the binaries, or offered for a nominal copying fee to anyone recieving the binaries.

update: I should explain that the offer for source code should be a written offer accompanying the binaries, according to the GPL.

"What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"

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Re^3: miniperl larger than perl? by gmpassos (Priest) on Jul 27, 2004 at 21:48 UTC
Take a look in the module LibZip. This is the source/generator of TinyPerl. Graciliano M. P. "Creativity is the expression of the liberty".	[reply]
Re^3: miniperl larger than perl? by theorbtwo (Prior) on Aug 02, 2004 at 17:10 UTC
You misinterpret the choice, in such a way as there is no choice. As a redistributor, you have the choice of what license you want to distribute under. You can choose the Artistic License, which lets you distribute modified binaries without source, so long as you "give non-standard executables non-standard names, and clearly document the differences in manual pages (or equivalent), together with instructions on where to get the Standard Version." (4c) Warning: Unless otherwise stated, code is untested. Do not use without understanding. Code is posted in the hopes it is useful, but without warranty. All copyrights are relinquished into the public domain unless otherwise stated. I am not an angel. I am capable of error, and err on a fairly regular basis. If I made a mistake, please let me know (such as by replying to this node).	[reply]
Re^4: miniperl larger than perl? by Joost (Canon) on Aug 02, 2004 at 23:22 UTC
But the program isn't distributed under the Artistic Licence alone, but under the Perl license, hence also under the GPL, which does require the source code to be available. "What should it profit a man, if he should win a flame war, yet lose his cool?"	[reply]
Re^5: miniperl larger than perl? by revdiablo (Prior) on Aug 03, 2004 at 04:37 UTC
It's not both licenses, it's either license. Quote the README (emphasis mine): This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option) any later version, or b) the "Artistic License" which comes with this Kit.	[reply]