IANAL, but the GPL version 2 is incredibly vague about this: The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. O

IANAL, but the GPL version 2 is incredibly vague about this: The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. One could argue that having a patch set or git repository is the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it, especially considering how upstream provides their sources. But as is often the case with the GPL, it is nearly impossible to understand its implications.