On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Lamar Owen <lowen at pari.edu> wrote: >>> >> Why we don't have the sources? Isn't Red Hat obliged to give the >> sources with the binary packages? >> >> > Red Hat is obliged to give those sources to the same people to whom it > give binary packages. Red Hat is not obligated to release those 'inside > the old point release' sources to the public. Red Hat releases the > mainline sources to the public. Of course, some of this may change for > 7. So for EUS, Red Hat gives the sources to those people who they give > binaries, that is, subscribers to EUS. That is the limit of what GPL > requires. The GPL requires that anyone who receives sources has the right to redistribute them freely, although Red Hat seems to think they can restrict this right if they do it by tying the restriction to the support contract. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com