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Re: [PROPOSAL] Full text of GPL must be included




On 29 Nov 2000, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:

> Brian Frederick Kimball <bfk@footbag.org> writes:
> 
> > At 09:35 pm -0800 on November 29, 2000, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> > 
> > > [...] the GPL requires that you give a copy of the GPL to anyone you
> > > give the binary for a program to.
> > 
> > Interestingly, this appears to only apply to some GPLed binaries, not
> > all (see example below).  And of course it is only necessary if you wish
> > to have the rights granted in section 1, i.e. be able to distribute
> > "verbatim copies of the Program's source code" (a right that Debian
> > obviously needs).
> 
> No, you're confused.  If you distribute binaries, you can only do so
> under the terms of section 3.  Section 3 says that the same
> requirements for source code in sections 1 and 2 also apply to the
> case of binaries, plus extra requirements for binaries.  

Again, no it doesn't. Section 3 says that executable code must either be
distributed with the source code (according to sections 1 and 2) or with a
written offer for the source code (also according to 1 and 2). Section 1
says that the SOURCE CODE for the work must be accompanied by the full
text.




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