On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 17:05, Michael Schwendt wrote:
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On 03 Oct 2003 16:48:19 -0600, Bill Anderson wrote:
You must make available the source code _only_ to the party which gets the binary portion.
Unless you ship only the binaries, in which case they must accompany a written offer to provide the sources to any third party.
Cite please.
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid
That is not in accordance with what was claimed. Note that the reference indicates parties who received a copy of the work.
That is what I referred to with what is quoted at the top. When I ship only binaries to a person, the duty to make available the source code is not transferred to the person. That's the purpose of the written offer.
But the offer is to a person who *receives the work*, not just *anyone*. RH is making the source available to people who have *not* received the binaries. That's what started this. As the FAQ says, the clause is intended to say that of A gives B binaries, and the offer to source code, then B gives the binaries to C, then C has an offer that A has to honor. D who has received no binaries has no such right,