I have a question on the distubuting part og GPL. GPL claims some demand when you distribute the SW, but when is it distribution i ask? The example in the FAQ on FSF's site states that if I have an webserver that is run by GPL software the users of my website and therefore the users of this GPL software, does not have a claim for the source as the program it not distributet.
But what about embedded SW? example: I put some GPL software in a piece of hardware (like a washing machine). This hardware is protected so the user won't have access to the software only the functionality. I sell this hardware. Now have i distributet the software? as the user does not have access to the software!
You could claim that as I am selling the hardware I sell and thereby distribute the SW. But what if I only rentet out the HW. Would that not be like people using my website for a fee?
And if realy this is a distributiuon and i have to provide source. I could put the source into my hardware, becuase I have now delivered the source on the same medium as the executebels. But my customor have no access to either.