Z:gnu-www-ja-gpl-faq--99d648-This is acceptable as long as/en

This is acceptable as long as the source checkout process does not become burdensome or otherwise restrictive. Anybody who can download your object code should also be able to check out source from your version control system, using a publicly available free software client. Users should be provided with clear and convenient instructions for how to get the source for the exact object code they downloaded&mdash;they may not necessarily want the latest development code, after all.