On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net> wrote: > >> Sorry, but that quote does not appear in any copy of the GPL that I >> can find. And it's not true, either. Everything it says is about >> 'works as a whole' and anything that can be considered a copy or >> derivative work under copyright law > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html > > and now *show me* the word *binary* or *binaries* in any paragraph And that is exactly the point. They are not considered differently in terms of restrictions you can apply or adding to 'works as a whole' in copyright terms. If the distribution of any part of a work is only permitted by the GPL and you don't follow the GPL terms (say, by adding restrictions of your own), you would not be permitted to distribute at all. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com