oh of course it did. neither gpl forces you to put your software source to a public server. all it says is: if I give you binaries under gpl, and only then,

oh of course it did. neither gpl forces you to put your software source to a public server. all it says is: if I give you binaries under gpl, and only then, I also have to give you the source, and you then have the right to modify and redistribute, under the same terms. if I give the binaries to you under gpl 3, then in addition I have to provide you with tools to install your updated software into your specific drm protected device (and you're explicitly good wrt parents I may hold) neither gpl 2 not gpl 3 anywhere talk about making the source code (or the software) available to anybody free of charge. edit: the key is 'corresponding', with paragraph 3 being about software distribution. 'any third oarty' in the quoted clause b of paragraph 3 references your recipients of the software, not anybody and their neighbor. the meaning is: if you give someone the software, you also give them the source.