GnuPG distribution - Windows

Lionel Elie Mamane lionel@mamane.lu
Wed Oct 10 14:37:01 2001


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On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 01:41:59PM +0200, Thomas Bader wrote:


> > I am going to distribute GnuPG with a program I make for windows.
> > Now to avoid having to organize source distribution I will include
> > the GnuPG source on the disk with my program.

> But you don't have to distribute any source code at all. You only
> must make sure, that your users get access to the source code for
> free (or, only at cost of sales).
No. If you give someone the binaries without the source code, you must give him a written offer (valid for 3 years at least) to send to anyone who requests it the full source code at _no_ charge.
> Pointing them to ftp.gnupg.org (if you use an unmodified version of
> gpg) is enough, to fulfill the license.
I think it doesn't.
> But please notice, if you distribute gpg with your own changes, you
> must distribute your modifications to the public, under GPL and as
> source.
Not to the public, "only" to the persons he gives the binaries with the modifications (and then, those persons are free to give them to anyone). --=20 Lionel Elie Mamane RFC 1991 (PGP 2.x) 2048 bits Key Fingerprint (KeyID: 20C897E9): 85CF 986F 263E 8CD0 80FD 4B8C F5F9 C17D OpenPGP DH/DSS 4096/1024 Key Fingerprint (KeyID: 3E7B4B73): 9DAD 3131 3ADA F50B D096 002A B1C4 7317 3E7B 4B73 --mP3DRpeJDSE+ciuQ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7xEHVscRzFz57S3MRAiVmAKCW5m+2al8SXZbbi98Rsg6ZV+yygwCg+l1b OuuV08MzFx7PXaCz0rWuLtQ= =4EjR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --mP3DRpeJDSE+ciuQ--