[MPlayer-dev-eng] PTS/DTS
Diego Biurrun
diego at biurrun.de
Wed Sep 8 16:28:20 CEST 2004
Alexander Strasser writes:
>
> Does the GPL require that source code of modified versions be posted to the
> public?
The text below explains it. If you release it to the public it has to
come with source. That's it basically.
> The GPL does not require you to release your modified version. You are
> free to make modifications and use them privately, without ever releasing
> them. This applies to organizations (including companies), too; an
> organization can make a modified version and use it internally without ever
> releasing it outside the organization.
>
> But if you release the modified version to the public in some way, the GPL
> requires you to make the modified source code available to the program's
> users, under the GPL.
>
> Thus, the GPL gives permission to release the modified program in certain
> ways, and not in other ways; but the decision of whether to release it is
> up to you.
Where does this text come from?
Diego
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