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| Type:Development : Libraries |
| License:Free |
| Date:18 May 2010 |
| Platform:PPC / Intel |
| Price:Free |
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This FAQ from GNU (the writers of the GPL) makes this clear:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic
As authors of the GPL, the Free Software Foundation's opinion on this issue is of course important. But the FAQ you mention is a very general one, and does not address many of the practical concerns in using GPL'ed software inside an organization without making the source available.
Trolltech, a major GPL dual license vendor, has this take on the issue: http://troll.no/developer/knowledgebase/190/