Abdullah Ramazanoglu <abdullah@ramazanoglu.tr> writes:

]Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:25:52 -0400 tarihinde, Lew Pitcher dedi ki:

]> - From the phrase "any third party" in clause 3b, it seems to me that the GPL
]> does indeed require that you make the source code available to someone other
]> than your direct customers. This seems explicitly to cover the condition where
]> your customer redistributes your GPLed code.

]The GPL-FAQ also confirms this.
]http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#WhatDoesWrittenOfferValid

Actually this is not clear. The offer must be valid for those third
parties if they receive the binary. HOwever, in the case that the FAQ
discusses if some third parties hears that you have developed the code for
your company, you do not have to send them the source code.

"
Does the GPL allow me to develop a modified version under a nondisclosure
agreement?
Yes. For instance, you can accept a contract to develop changes and
agree not to release your changes until the client says ok. This is
permitted because in this case no GPL-covered code is being distributed
under an NDA.

You can also release your changes to the client under the GPL, but
agree not to release them to anyone else unless the client says ok. In this
case, too, no GPL-covered code is being distributed under an NDA, or under
any additional restrictions.

The GPL would give the client the right to redistribute your version.
In this scenario, the client will probably choose not to exercise that
right, but does have the right.
"