Re: [OT] open source distribution

["Stefan Waidele jun." <Stefan@Waidele.net>]

Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 00:17:47 +0200, 
> "Stefan Waidele jun." <Stefan@Waidele.net> wrote in message 
> <[🔎] 3F4FD10B.6020309@Waidele.net>:
>
> > Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:09:10 -0500, 
> > > Alex Malinovich <demonbane@the-love-shack.net> wrote in message 
> > > <[🔎] 1062176950.18712.2.camel@Thief>:
> > >
> > > > [...]
> > > > I have a few dozen small programs that I've tacked a GPL notice onto
> > > > just in case, yet that have never ventured off of my hard disk
> > > > because they are one half step above being absolutely broken, and
> > > > definitely not ready for prime-time. :)  
> > >
> > > ..boooo, your practice here is in violation with the GPL; 
> >
> > No, it's not:
> > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic
> >
> > This faq should pretty much answer the question brought up in this
> > thread.
>
> ..it _is_, it says: "But if you release the modified version to the
> public in some way, the GPL requires you to make the modified source
> code available to the program's users, under the GPL."  ;-) 

But he does not release it. He wrote the software, and he keeps it for 
himself on his harddisk. (He does not even need to put a comment in like 
 /* This stuff is GLP'd */, since nobody gets the program)

<promise>This is my last post to the list on this topic,</promise>

Stefan