[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Yes, section 3 says the executable code must be distributed under the > terms of sections 1 and 2, but sections 1 and 2 don't explicitely mention > a requirement to distribute the GPL with executable code. Also, nowhere in > the preamble does it state that the word 'Program' refer to the program in > any specific state (source, executable code, or intermediate form), so it > is reasonable to assume the specific state of the program by the way the > word 'Program' is used in context, per section.
The requirement in section 3 says that the binaries must be distributed under the terms of section 1. The terms of section 1 are to keep intact the copyright notice, disclaimer of warranty, references to the license, references to the lack of warraty, and to give a copy of the License. It's just not that complex. The question here is not whether a general shipment of binaries should come with the license, but when a big giant shipment is broken into pieces like Debian is, how small a granularity should be the one to which the license attaches. Thomas
