no: GPL gives right of requesting the sources to everyone that has the binary, not just the copyright holder.
you, as a user of the binary, are not obliged to share it, but YOU CAN.
This isn't technically accurate - GPL is based on copyright law, and only the owner of a copyright has any right to enforce the terms of the copyright. A user with a binary can request the source code, but the obligation to distribute it is an obligation to the copyright holder, not the user. The user has no rights to enforce a copyright they do not own, and thus would have no standing to force distribution of the source code.
You are correct that under GPL a user an distribute a binary, but the user would have to be careful and be sure they actually received it under GPL. As I mentioned before, the copyright holder could enter into a separate license allowing someone else to distribute binaries without source code for a fee.
Again no, to both sentences.
You should read more about the GPL.
Start here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_LicenseI edited to make clear I'm talking about enforcement, not just the right to request. Someone with the binary can request the source code, and has the right to receive it, but only the copyright holder can enforce those rights. (
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhoHasThePower)
As for the second part, nothing prevents the copyright holder from releasing code under GPL, and then releasing a separate version under a different license for resale. But that right only belongs to the copyright holder - not anyone who received GPL-licensed software. They must distribute the code, or they are violating the copyright holder's rights under GPL.
an IP lawyer? ... have you even read the GPL? ...
here - let me help you with your non-conforming advice ( or non-advice as your post seems to be ) with the link -
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html ...
pay close attention to the details - particularly to sections 4 5 and 6 ... where source is BY LAW part of the verbatim - non-verbatim - and modified distributed versions ...
sp ( rune ) is BREAKING THE LAW - by receiving PAID PURCHASES for products that he does NOT hold the copyright to - WITHOUT providing the source code to the modified source ...
while ive maintained my silence with all this hooha - i totally agree with you ( and so does the law ) that sp needs to EDUCATE himself on the meanings of certain terms and words of the english vocabulary ...
this link is to help rune understand what a donor ( what he calls 'donator' ) is and means ...
donor ( thats 'donator' to you sp ) -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donor ...
donation -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donation ...
and here is what you are ACTUALLY doing - and fooling everyone into thinking that they are 'donating' ...
purchase ( your meaning of 'donating' ) -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing ...
buy ( also your meaning of 'donating' ) -
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/buy ...
being the sly conniving scum that you are - you will just ignore all these things posted and STILL think that you are doing nothing wrong ...
but wait a minute - redistributing the cuda90 dll to 'donators' too? ... isnt that breaking the nvidia license as well? ...
yup - sure does ...
just on that point also - as i know YOU rune - and alexis intimately ... have worked with both of you closely - and have watched and geared our business ( CWI ) to protect ourselves from scumbags of the likes of you - i can say this much ...
the difference between you and alexis is a chasm the size of the grand canyon ...
#crysx