On 29 Nov 2000, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Brian Frederick Kimball <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
