Author: Robert Hollay
Date: 04:59:30 11/10/05
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On November 10, 2005 at 05:37:50, Daniel Mehrmannn wrote: >Hi Dann ! > >Well, you misunderstand this text part. "Third parties" are all people that >could have access to the program if you would make it public on your ways. > >So, if you're sending the program only to 1 tester guy, then you must shipped >your code to this guy. If you send your program to an group of people, you must >send the source to this group and so on. If now one member of this group or our >tester guy would offer an download of this program, then the source must be >included. If our tester guy or one member of our example group would send his >version to another person or group, he must send the source. > >If you offer the program on any webpage on the internet "Third parties" are the >now whole world, and you must offer the source too. > >If our tester guy, see example above, now post games and results, our "third >parties" can't use the program and no source must be offered. > >I hope now iT's clear > >Best, >Daniel I am not very good in English, so I cannot make out of GPL the following: - is it possible (does GPL allow it?) that someone change the sources, make a private version of the program, and use it in competitions against other engines? If he does not give the program to anyone, is he required to release the sources to public after all?
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