> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kevin Wilcox wrote: >> >> Testing the software has nothing to do (as far as licensing goes) with >> a >> final, released GPL product. You can release the alpha and beta >> releases >> under whatever license you want to. Just license the final product >> under >> the GPL. > > If the testing software was originally licensed with the GPL, this is > not true. The license does not cease to exist (nor copyright law) just > because you are "only" distributing an alpha or beta product.
Right. The original comment was that once you put the code out for testing then it was immediately available to the world. I was pointing out that you could release the alpha/beta/testing software under whatever license you choose that will keep it from being re-distributed but still release the final code as GPL. I should have clarified when making the above statement. kmw
