> So the GPL [...] does not actually obligate the original distributor to also provide sources to other unrelated parties. It seems important to note that the

> So the GPL [...] does not actually obligate the original distributor to also provide sources to other unrelated parties. It seems important to note that the Debian Free Software Guidelines as applied by the Debian project specifically exclude any software that requires providing source to unrelated people this way (the “desert island” and “dissident” tests[1]). In practice, the “unrelated” people in license terms of that kind are usually the original copyright holders. [1] https://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html https://people.debian.org/~bap/dfsg-faq.html