Internal use and private modification do not require releasing source
Catalog row in Vendor License Rules · Cited
- Kind
- Use rights
- Statement
- GPL-3.0 §2: covered works that are not conveyed may be made, run and propagated without conditions while the license remains in force. GPL FAQ: an organization may modify a GPL program and use it internally without ever releasing it; making copies within one organization is not distribution.
- Applies when
- Organization runs or modifies GNU software on its own systems for its own staff.
- Applies to
- GPL-3.0; GPL-2.0; GPL FAQ