[Qgis-developer] Re: Qgis-developer Digest, Vol 73, Issue 51 [To GPL or not to GPL]

2011-11-18 Thread Camilo Polymeris
>> I understand it *does* mean that you have to be the one sending the >> source. If you distribute a GPL'd binary without source you have to >> include a written offer to send the source to any party that receives >> that binary, even indirectly. In general it should be easier to >> include the so

Re: [Qgis-developer] Re: Qgis-developer Digest, Vol 73, Issue 51 [To GPL or not to GPL]

2011-11-19 Thread Marco Hugentobler
From the GPL FAQ[1]: "The reason we require the offer to be valid for any third party is so that people who receive the binaries indirectly in that way can order the source code from you." Reading the context, this is only the case if you choose to distribute the binaries without source (bu