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Marin David Condic wrote:
> 
> Same as if .....   ....  ... .... 
> ... Ford-Detroit decides not to send the source to Ford-England. Its 
> an  internal matter for Ford.
> 

Yes. It's  an internal matter until the GPL software gets 'distributed',
as from weapons maker to military.  If that happens, then either
(1) military can't prosecute spies for slipping source to Pottsylvanian  
OGPU, or (2) the whole deal should never have happened according to GPL,
or (3) if I tell you (3), the black helicopters will come back.


Al