Re: Fwd: Some question in regard to Lindows
>>>>> "nick" == Nick Phillips <nwp@lemon-computing.com> writes:
nick> Sorry, accidentally sent this just to Sven at first.
>> On Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 09:05 am, Sven Luther wrote:
>>
>>> Notice that the GPL says that you have to distribute sources to people
>>> you give/distribute/sell/whatever binaries to, and none else.
>>
>> Incorrect. The GPL requires that you *either* provide sources
>> immediately, *or* provide
>> a written offer to do so. If you provide the written offer then you
>> must provide source not
>> only to the person(s) to whom you provided the binaries and the
>> original offer, but also
>> to *ANY THIRD PARTY*.
who has a copy of the written offer.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid
(not that it changes much, but...).
best,
-tony
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