Jan Wildeboer jan.wildeboer@gmx.de wrote:
The problem with the FAQ is that they seem to avoid the main question I am asking. The GPL-FAQ doesn't clearly state what happens when I don't distribute binaries but sources only.
It seems to deal with it, although indirectly.
[...]
Whereas GPL 3b says that I may only:
b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three [...]
But that is a subclause of: 3. You may copy and distribute the Program (or a work based on it, under Section 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
So 3 (and therefore 3b) is concerned with the case where you offer only binaries for download initially. I think PHP can be compiled these days anyway?
Or am I brutally wrong here?
No, just not reading the entire clause which is puzzling you, I think.