Re: [LAD] GPL Violation Alert! - Sorry if this is a duplicate

From: Gabriel M. Beddingfield <gabriel@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Tue Aug 04 2009 - 16:37:17 EEST

Hi Forest,

On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, Forest Bond wrote:
>
> 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)?

No.

The GPL sez (section 3):

    If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering
    access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent
    access to copy the source code from the same place counts as
    distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not
    compelled to copy the source along with the object code.

In other words, wherever you are offering the binary for download, you
need to offer the source code in the same place.

Peace,
Gabriel

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