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10 Oct 2024 04:37:57 EDT (-0400)
  Re: So linux actually costs $40  
From: Jim Henderson
Date: 9 Oct 2008 12:12:00
Message: <48ee2d50$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:44:20 -0400, Warp wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> >   (Of course expecting anyone to actually buy it is a bit hopeless
>> >   given
>> > that I must distribute the sources on demand.)
> 
>> Actually, I don't believe it's "on demand", it's that you must
>> distribute sources for any binaries (built from GPL code) you
>> distribute, period.
> 
>   I think the GPL doesn't require you to distribute the source *with*
> the binary, only that you provide the source code by some means, eg.
> separately through a different channel.

Looking at GPLv2, that does seem to be the case.  My read was different 
before.

Jim


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