Have you read the actual license ? :-) That would probably dispel most of your doubts. GNUstep is free software, and the license "is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software". :-)
Most of the code (particularly the libraries) are licensed with the GNU LGPL -- http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/gnustep/libs/base/trunk/COPYING.LIB?rev=22472&view=markup The tools and some other bits are licensed with the GNU GPL -- http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/gnustep/libs/base/trunk/COPYING?rev=22472&view=markup There is nothing like reading the actual licenses to understand the implications. [In particular, consider if you are distributing binaries or not. ;-)] It looks like you will be a happy user, but it's difficult to say without knowing the details. You're the best one to judge. Thanks PS: no matter what you are doing, we'd really appreciate if you contributed back any changes to the software -- even in the cases where the license doesn't strictly require you to do so. ;-) -----Original Message----- From: Michael Hopkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, March 2, 2007 2:10 am To: [email protected] Subject: Use of GNUstep in a commercial application Hi I am an IT/maths person first, a businessman third and a non-lawyer. ;o) I wonder if someone here could tell me in laymans terms whether or not we are allowed to use (unchanged) GNUstep code/libraries in an application that we host on a server somewhere and that people would log in to our server and pay to use. Is this: 1 - no problem 2 - specifically prohibited 3 - OK if a license fee is paid 4 - ? other Is there any difference if the application is packaged and installed on their own server or desktop machine? Thanks in advance - please feel free to CC me here with any responses Michael _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ Hopkins Research Ltd _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ http://www.hopkins-research.com/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ 'touch the future' _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
