At 12:51 17/05/00, you wrote:
> > Also, if the software's license is GPL or similar, you have no choice ;)
>>I'm no lawyer, but never been sure whether the GPL is quite that
>strong or not. As I understand it you must make any modifications
>that you "distribute or publish" freely available.
>>Question is, does putting a modified version of some GPL code onto a
>few machines in a private company count constitute "distributing or
>publishing"?
I think if I give you a binary then I have to give you source (if you want
it) but just because I gave you a binary doesn't mean I have to give
everyone source. Of course I can't stop you giving the binary to someone
but then I think it's your responsibility to distribute the source,
Fergal
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