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>>>>> "Jasmeet" == Jasmeet S Virdi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jasmeet> Hi, I am not pretty sure I've understood the GPL license,
Jasmeet> Could some one clarify some of my doubts : 1. If I create
Jasmeet> a new software which which is based (has the same code
Jasmeet> base with some additions) on a GPL'ed software ( with
Jasmeet> open source) as a part of it, so do I need to make my
Jasmeet> software too GPL'ed / open source ? Do I have to reveal
Jasmeet> the source code JUST to the author of the original
Jasmeet> software or to the whoel community ? Do I have to give it
Jasmeet> away for free ? 2. How does the scenario in point one
Jasmeet> above change if my software has the GPL'ed software one
Jasmeet> of the many features my software supports ? (In this case
Jasmeet> too the code used is the same as for the GPL'ed software)
Jasmeet> 3. How does the scenaio in point one above change if only
Jasmeet> the concept or the idea is from a GPL'ed software and the
Jasmeet> implimentation has be coded from scratch by myself ?
The GPL states that if you use even one line of GPL source code in
your program, you have to make the whole program proprietary. You are
only obliged to reveal the source to the people you give the binaries
of your program to -- not the original author, not any `community'.
However, you have to distribute the source under the GPL itself, so
the recipients are free to disseminate your source more widely if they
choose.
The GPL does not apply in situations where you, for instance, create a
module that interacts with a GPL software. Thus it's possible (if
deprecated) to have proprietary binary device driver modules within
the Linux kernel.
It's also possible to make proprietary software that runs over GPL
software. Packages like Oracle on Linux, which use the LGPL libraries
and run on a GPL kernel are an example. It's also possible to,
e.g. make a proprietary web interface for configuring GPL software.
Re point 3, I doubt if anyone would sue you for `look-and-feel' if you
made, e.g., a clone of Konqueror :)
Jasmeet> This confusion is cos of a couple of things coming up :
Jasmeet> . Tridia recently added a file transfer feature to the
Jasmeet> tradional VNC amongst other things and they sell the
Jasmeet> licence for the pro version. . Redhat has a load
Jasmeet> balancing solution that comes with the AS version which
Jasmeet> is based on lvs and they charge for it.
Jasmeet> Would someone be able to clarify ..
HTH
Regards,
- -- Raju
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Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
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