GPL question

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Mon, 7 Jan 2013, Scott Allen wrote:

> On 7 January 2013 08:06, James Knott <james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> While I'm no expert, my understanding is if they use the device only
>> internally no.  If they sell it, yes.
>
> And, I believe, they only have to provide GPL'ed source to people who
> buy, or otherwise legally use, the product (but there's nothing
> stopping the user from redistributing the source).

    If you distribute (give, sell, post on the WWW, etc.) the binary,
    modified or not, you must also make the source available.

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