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> When I read this, I went "huh? What about the three-year requirement?" > So I went back and re-read the GPL. In case anyone was wondering, it > looks like (IANAL) you only have to keep the source code around for > three years if-and-only-if you initially distributed the binaries > *without* source availability via the same method. Your compliance with > the GPL in that case is predicated on sending a *written* offer with the > binary that says "Get the sources using such-and-so method". It is that > *written* offer which must be valid for three years. > > If you distribute the sources and the binaries at the same time (e.g. as > is done within cygwin/latest and cygwin/contrib) then you can yank the > sources whenever you yank the binaries. Yup.
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