>if you release a GPL licensed program then you have to comply by making source code available or showing where source is available, regardless of whether or not you have modified it.
This seems pretty arbitrary. If I haven't modified it can't I just point you to the repository and revision I'm using?
Pretty much. GPL 3(c) - I think - says that provided you got a binary version with an attached notice telling you where to go to get the source code, you can redistribute the same binary unmodified with the same notice.
This seems pretty arbitrary. If I haven't modified it can't I just point you to the repository and revision I'm using?