If you need reliable info on licensing, this email list is not the place to get it. Try a licensing-related message board, or better yet ask an IP lawyer. -- David
On 14-Oct-2010 10:29 AM, Alan Sun wrote: > Hi John, > > Well, The GPL restricts the software to open source and free for itself. For > example, if a software is under the GPL license, I cannot sell itself; or I > can > sell it, but I have to tell my customers that they can get it free in other > ways, and I have to open the software source code. > > But if a software is under the LGPL, then I can use it in a commercial > software > product, and sell this product. For example, the BOINC is under the LGPL, and > I > did some customization on it to get the commercial product "CNIOB", and then, > I > can sell the CNIOB, and don't need to open the source code of my > modifications. > > Am I right on this? _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
