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the "spirit" of GPL is not "everything must be on GitHub". from the start, the GPL allowed distribution on physical media. given that in 1989, the state of the
by Hello71 8y ago
the "spirit" of GPL is not "everything must be on GitHub". from the start, the GPL allowed distribution on physical media. given that in 1989, the state of the art in file distribution was Usenet, and given that even today, Stallman allegedly still uses his wget contraption, it is safe to say that Stallman did not in fact envision that all software under the GPL must be distributed online.