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From: Stefan Bellon <bellon@bauhaus-tec.com>
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Subject: Re: FSF libgnat
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:57:27 +0200
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Ludovic Brenta wrote:

> >>   If you modify libgnat, you must publish the modified sources of
> >>   libgnat.
>=20
> I'd like to rephrase this: you don't have to publish anything; but if
> you distribute your program in binary form to person A, then you must
> also give the source code of libgnat to person A, even if you modified
> this source code.

I'd like to rephrase it again: This only applies if person A is outside
your company. There's an "internal distribution" clause. You only have
to provide the source if you made it "public". Distributing it
"internally" is ok:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic

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