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   Pixelcode 🇺🇦 (pixelcode@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 19:34:34 JST Pixelcode 🇺🇦

   #Legal question regarding #Copyleft: I own several electronic products that run GPL firmware and have successfully requested the source code from their manufacturers. Am I allowed to actually publish the source code?

   The reason I'm asking this is that the company only sends the source code to actual customers. I'd intuitively think that the #GPL-granted software freedom 3 is limited to distributing copies among those that are entitled to receiving copies (i.e. other customers).

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 19:34:33 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     @pixelcode Yes, you are. The #GNU #GPL FAQ is a great resource on the topic: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.en.html#WhyDoesTheGPLPermitUsersToPublishTheirModifiedVersions

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     Alfred M. Szmidt (amszmidt@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 20:11:24 JST Alfred M. Szmidt

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     • MysticBasil 🇺🇦

     @vazub It is the reason why I am a huge fan of the #GNU GPL.

     @pixelcode It isn't that hard of a legal text, feel free to poke me if you got more questions.

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     MysticBasil 🇺🇦 (vazub@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 20:11:25 JST MysticBasil 🇺🇦

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     • Alfred M. Szmidt

     @pixelcode
     Yep, that is another reason why I am not a fan of GPL.

     @amszmidt

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     Pixelcode 🇺🇦 (pixelcode@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Sunday, 17-Nov-2024 20:11:26 JST Pixelcode 🇺🇦

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     • Alfred M. Szmidt
     • MysticBasil 🇺🇦

     @amszmidt @vazub Thank you! I found (find) the actual licence text really hard to comprehend. 😕