How to (not) use GPL Software The most common mistakes The most common mistakes not even once reading the GPL text and/or the FAQ from the FSF not including the GPL license text with the product not including a written offer with the product not considering that the GPL also applies to software updates only providing original source code (e.g. vanilla kernel.org kernel) not including the "scripts to control installation" only providing off-site hyperlinks to license and/ore source code not responding to support requests for source code charging rediculously high fees for physical shipping of source code