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You are correct. Also, it's only a requirement to give the source code to someone you have given the binary to. It's not the case that someone can say "Oh you
by mikekchar 8y ago
You are correct. Also, it's only a requirement to give the source code to someone you have given the binary to. It's not the case that someone can say "Oh you used GPL code in your software, you have to give me the source code". In fact, not even the author of the original source code can demand the changes unless they also received a binary from downstream.
- mehrdadn 8y agoRight. Do you know if it counts as giving someone the binary if you give them a car that has the binary loaded?
- sametmax 8y agoYes.
- mikekchar 8y agoBrevity is a virtue, but I just want to expand slightly: if you have paid for the car, then you have paid for he source code. That's what the license says. It is your legal right. There is a lot of talk about copyleft, but it is at its simplest a consumer rights issue. Not everybody is entitled to that source code, but if you've bought it, then you are.