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This is not correct. They need to provide the offer for source to anyone they provide the binaries to (e.g. customers) but the offer has to be valid for anyone
by yaur 11y ago
This is not correct. They need to provide the offer for source to anyone they provide the binaries to (e.g. customers) but the offer has to be valid for anyone that gets a hold of it[1].
[1]http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#WhatDoesWrittenO...
- daemin 11y agoI think I didn't expand my comment enough. In this context (of software running a car), the manufacturer needs to provide a way of getting the GPL'd source code to anyone that owns a vehicle with the relevant binary running in the car. Basically you don't lose your GPL software right if you've bought the car from someone else other than the manufacturer.