On May 13, 10:23 am, Nikola Skoric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems to me that only case in which you are obligated to provide > sorce code is if you are distributing your application. But, what > about web apps with which you can make money without distributing > them. For instance,www.conquerclub.comis developed around phpBB3, > andwww.travian.comis developed around phpBB2. And both of them are > making money with their software, but they do not provide their source > code. Is there any part of GPL forbidding that?
To my knowledge, there isn't. The copyright mechanism deals with copying and distribution. It's ok to become rich using GPL'ed software and make private modifications. Regards, Tov Are Jacobsen _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
