On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:08:02 +1100, George wrote in message <5b12e0960903161908h699b16a5n40dca9d26ef94...@mail.gmail.com>:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Curtis Olson <curtol...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Here's a hypothetical question. > > > > Let's say some company "A" builds an internal product prototype that > > incorporates FlightGear as part of a larger aggregate system. > > Let's say they even make a few small changes to FlightGear. Now > > they give away a demo system to a couple different potential > > customers and say, "Hey what do you think." They haven't rolled > > out an actual product, they haven't had any actual sales. No > > customer has paid any money for the copy of the system. > > > > Has the GPL been violated? > > > > Hi Curt, > > I believe that as the software has not been released, this would be > the same as an software developer extending some software. As long as > the product hasn't been provided to the customer then everything is > okay. It's only when you have sold the software that you are required > to provide access to the software to that customer. ..money is irrelevant to the GPL and copyright law, it's the code transfer|distribution|conveyance that counts. > Having said that, if the company above are supplying the demo on > installation media, ..installation media _may_ contain all sources and will then qualify compliance to the GPL. > then the above doesn't apply and the GPL has been > violated. > > Regards > > > George -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
