On Fri, Feb 03, 2006 at 02:52:41PM -0800, David M.Besonen wrote: > does the gpl (v2 or v3-draft) address the issue of hosted apps? > specifically, does the gpl prevent someone from taking code, modifying > it, and putting it on a server and charging people to use the app > without making the source available?
GPLv2 does not. The GPLv3 draft attempts to. In my opinion, it does not do so in a satisfactory way, causing various practical problems. You can find discussions on the list archives, eg. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2006/01/msg00213.html -- Glenn Maynard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
