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		Blackthorn on Aug 7, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gamma FinFisher hacked: 40 GB of internal document... You don't have to release the source code to the public. That is just one of the easiest ways to satisfy the terms of the license.

skore on Aug 7, 2014 [–]

To further specify: The GPL states that the recipient of the software has a right to also get the source. The public is simply not a recipient of the software.

Squarex on Aug 7, 2014 | | [–]

Is in this case recipent also the user of the infected computer?

spacefight on Aug 7, 2014 | | [–]

Well... now it is ;)

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