On Tuesday 10 March 2009 09:01:56 Raj Mathur wrote:
> > > As I understand, with GPL, all you need to do when you sell
> > > software is to make the code of the software available to the
> > > buyer.
> >
> > and to anyone else who asks for it
>
> No, only to people you distribute the software to. If I give a GPL
> software to Devdas, I'm obliged to provide only Devdas with the source
> code if he asks for it. Anyone else asking for it can be safely told
> to go jump in a well without breaking the terms of the licence.
the question is not about *giving* a GPL software. It is about distributing a
modified copy of GPL'd software. Even giving the modified copy to one person
constitutes distribution and the following comes into play:
<quote>
2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion of it,
thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and distribute such
modifications or work under the terms of Section 1 above, provided that you
also meet all of these conditions:
a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating
that
you changed the files and the date of any change.
b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in whole
or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any part thereof, to be
licensed as a whole at no charge to all third parties under the terms of this
License.
</unquote>
The whole trouble with the GPL is that only two people in the world understand
it - which is why I feel it is far easier to stick to the BSD license ;-)
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