On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 11:26:49AM +0530, Khuzaima A. Lakdawala wrote: > > its requirement "that the changes *have* to be" given back to the Free > Software community. Only if you want to publish (distribute) the changed software. GPL dosen't insist that all modifications be distributed in the first place, although it is encouraged (and a very good thing to do). bye, pappu.