Depends on the country. But specifically in this case, you are allowed to use GPL code however you like. Usage is not governed by the license. There is no requirement that you tell people what software your website is running.
The license only applies when you edit the source code and distribute the new version to others. In this case that would be if the company was making product and giving/selling that product to others, those others would be entitled to receive all the code under GPL. Thanks, Alex On 02/02/2015 01:24 PM, hasan kahraman wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: hasan kahraman <[email protected]> > Date: 2015-02-02 22:00 GMT+02:00 > Subject: Geoserver Illegal Usage > To: [email protected] > > > Hi, > There is a a company using Geoserver, but they somehow are able to cover > that they use Geoserver appearently. However, when i ask for > GetCapabilities function for their wms, an xml file is downloaded then, i > can see the web server behind the app is geoserver because it is written in > the xml. They declare that Web server is their own GIS Server. Is it legal > to use geoserver by developping some code and interface and declare that > it's our own Web server.? Any punishment or something else? > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <!DOCTYPE WMT_MS_Capabilities SYSTEM "http:// > ......../...../schemas/wms/1.1.1/WMS_MS_Capabilities.dtd"> > <WMT_MS_Capabilities version="1.1.1" updateSequence="441"> > <Service> > <Name>OGC:WMS</Name> > <Title>GeoServer Web Map Service</Title> > <Abstract>A compliant implementation of WMS plus most of the SLD > extension (dynamic styling). Can also generate PDF, SVG, KML, > GeoRSS</Abstract> > <KeywordList> > <Keyword>WFS</Keyword> > <Keyword>WMS</Keyword> > <Keyword>GEOSERVER</Keyword> > </KeywordList> > <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"; > xlink:type="simple" xlink:href=" > http://geoserver.sourceforge.net/html/index.php"/> > <ContactInformation> > <ContactPersonPrimary> > <ContactPerson>Claudius Ptolomaeus</ContactPerson> > <ContactOrganization>The ancient geographes > INC</ContactOrganization> > </ContactPersonPrimary> > <ContactPosition>Chief geographer</ContactPosition> > <ContactAddress> > <AddressType>Work</AddressType> > <Address/> > <City>Alexandria</City> > <StateOrProvince/> > <PostCode/> > <Country>Egypt</Country> > </ContactAddress> > <ContactVoiceTelephone/> > <ContactFacsimileTelephone/> > <ContactElectronicMailAddress>[email protected] > </ContactElectronicMailAddress> > </ContactInformation> > <Fees>NONE</Fees> > <AccessConstraints>NONE</AccessConstraints> > </Service> > <Capability> > <Request> > <GetCapabilities> > <Format>application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml</Format> > <DCPType> > <HTTP> > <Get> > <OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"; > xlink:type="simple" > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your > hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought > leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a > look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geoserver-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
