Charging ($20) for GPL source?

[Sebastian Gottschall]

Omar Kaminski schrieb:
> Please, let me reformulate this:
>
> IMO you're *not* imposed to distribute the work licensed under the GPL.
>
> But once you do, the binaries should be avaliable too, or toghether.
no vice versa. you dont have to provide binaries. but if you provide 
binaries you must provide the source for these binaries too
a sourcecode only release is possible as well
>
> Best regards from Brazil,
>
> Omar
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Omar Kaminski" <omar at kaminski.com>
> To: <legal at lists.gpl-violations.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 7:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Charging ($20) for GPL source?
>
>
>> IMO you're imposed to distribute the work licensed under the GPL.
>>
>> But once you do, the binaries must be distributed together.
>>
>> OK
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "MI" <mi.lists at 2006.alma.ch>
>> To: <legal at lists.gpl-violations.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 6:21 AM
>> Subject: Charging ($20) for GPL source?
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Synology distributes it's firmware through downloads from it's 
>>> website (see http://synology.com/enu/support/download.php)
>>>
>>> But the GPL source cannot be downloaded. It can only be ordered on 
>>> CD for a fee of $20. (see http://synology.com/enu/gpl/index.php).
>>>
>>> Is that OK, by the GPL? As I understood it, if the binary is offered 
>>> for download, the source should be as well.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> MI
>>>
>>>
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