On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 12:33:24PM -0500, Ivica Bukvic wrote: >Do I/we have at least your permission (if we do manage to compile out of >CVS) to redistribute my/our compiled version?
I think this is covered by section 6 in the GPL: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html 6. Each time you redistribute the Program (or any work based on the Program), the recipient automatically receives a license from the original licensor to copy, distribute or modify the Program subject to these terms and conditions. You may not impose any further restrictions on the recipients' exercise of the rights granted herein. You are not responsible for enforcing compliance by third parties to this License. So you can distribute your compiled version, if you don't hold back the sources of course (terms and conditions of the GPL). It just boils down to the fact that people who get hold of a binary will find an email address in the about box and complain for any bugs. Personally, I'd respect the wish of the author not to redistribute the binary, till he is confident about it and at the point at which it is _possible_ to support the binary (its sufficiently stable). Yet, we are a free world. The legals are clear, morality is up to ourselves. regards, v
