Hi,

On Tue, Aug 04, 2009 at 10:43:34AM +0200, Frank Barknecht wrote:
> Hallo,
> Arnold Krille hat gesagt: // Arnold Krille wrote:
> 
> > Please be aware that (last time I checked) the gpl doesn't talk about 
> > giving 
> > access to all gpl-code you use. Only if you change something you have to 
> > make 
> > your changes available for free.
> 
> Huh? I think, you're confusing something here. Is it too early in the morning?
> ;)
> 
> Quoting GPL, v2 (which I think still applies to the GPL LADSPA plugins):
> 
>   You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under 
> Section
>   2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 
> above
>   provided that you also do one of the following:
>   
>   a) Accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable source 
> code,
>   which must be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a 
> medium
>   customarily used for software interchange; or, 
>   
>   b)  Accompany it with a written offer ... [to get the source somehow, Frank]
>   
>   c)  Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to
>   distribute corresponding source code ... [only for non-commercial 
> distribution,
>   Frank].
> 
> So as soon as you *distribute* GPL software, modified or not, you *have* to 
> offer
> the source code, modified or not.

Question:

If you are distributing unmodified GPL code, is it sufficient to point to the
GPL project's source code (a link to the release page or something)?

Thanks,
Forest
-- 
Forest Bond
http://www.alittletooquiet.net
http://www.pytagsfs.org

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