On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 15:47 +0700, Dome Charoenyost wrote: > Thanks Damjan. > Can i do this case. > my staff go to customer site and install asterisk (or callweaver). > after that they copy comercial and closesource module (like a billing > or ivr) in to the box > I can do right ?
(Don't top-post bottom-posted replies, it's considered bad practice.) It probably depends on who owns the hardware and software on the customer site. If it's all yours, and you just sell the services (phone calls) provided by the system, AFAIK that's ok. Can someone else on this list also comment on this? > Dome C. > > > On 5/23/07, Damjan Jovanovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 12:28 +0700, Dome Charoenyost wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > Can someone tell me about GPL License ? > > > Why digium can sell g729 comercial module ? > > > > They sell you a licence to the g729 patent. You can legally use the > > other (free and open-source) g729 libraries in countries where g729 > > isn't patented, or if you buy patent licences yourself (which is > > expensive, because the smallest quantity you can buy is tens of > > thousands). > > > > > Nor effect to Asterisk GPL license ? > > > > > same case some company make linux kernel module and distribute under > > > comercial license > > > > The GPL governs DISTRIBUTION, not USAGE. You can't DISTRIBUTE commercial > > software mixed with GPL software (a Linux distro can't ship nVidia's > > closed-source kernel module because the kernel is GPL) but you can USE > > GPL software any way you like (you can download nVidia's kernel module > > and install it yourself). > > > > Similarly a company that mixes GPL and commercial closed-source software > > internally does not have to follow the GPL, but if they give it to > > anyone else (ie. distribute it) they do. > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Dome C. > > > > Damjan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Callweaver-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.callweaver.org/mailman/listinfo/callweaver-dev > > > _______________________________________________ > Callweaver-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.callweaver.org/mailman/listinfo/callweaver-dev Damjan _______________________________________________ Callweaver-dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.callweaver.org/mailman/listinfo/callweaver-dev
