On 1 Dec 2006 03:04:36 -0800 "miguelx6" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm going to develop a project for public administration. They will be > the users of this software, they are not going to sell it. After > finishing the project, I have to deliver all the sources to them, so I > will not own the sources after that. My question is, could I use gpl > libraries? I am working for a company and they are going to pay us for > this project, but, as I am delivering them all the sources, I suppose > ther should be any problem. It would depend on what the arrangement is between your company and the customer. I suppose that your company replied to a Call for Tenders, and that this CfT contained a list of requirements. In order to arrive at a price for the work, your company's commercial team would have asked your or another developer to estimate the volume of the work. In this estimate, the work represented by the GPLed libraries you want to use should have been taken into consideration, and compared with the cost of a commercial license of a comparable product (e.g. a database) or the cost of developing them yourself. It should have been clear at that time whether the CfT allowed the use of GPLed libraries or not. If not, and your company believed they could gain a commercial advantage through the use of GPLed libraries, they should have asked the Public Administration for an official clarification. If they could be used, and your company decided to use them, this should have been made clear in the Reply to the CfT. It thus all depends on whether your customer knows of, and agrees with the use of these libraries. It is not something that you can decide for yourself, as a developer. You need to consult with the commercial and legal heads of your company. If you're working for a small outfit (meaning you might be the technical, commercial and legal heads rolled in one), you should look at the contract you have, and clarify the issue with your customer. Take care, -- Stefaan A Eeckels -- Sometimes I wonder whether the world is run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. --Mark Twain _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
