On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 10:00:59PM +0800, Federico Sevilla III wrote: > I am not very familiar with the LGPL but I don't think so. Let's wait for > the more legally inclined to answer this authoritatively.
LGPL is basically GPL'd code that does not 'infect' proprietary code linked against it. > I also think that if you work on the project as an "internal" project you > can use all the GPL stuff you want and still not GPL (but also not > release) your program. I don't know if this is legally permissible if you > work as a consultant but effectively leave your program with your customer > (ie: don't sell the same thing to other people). I dunno ... I'm not a > lawyer. If the software is proprietary to the client then it can indeed be under any license you want. The same is true if you use the proprietary software to implement a network-based service. What the GPL forbids is selling a binary/compiled package as 'shrink wrapped' software without revealing the source. Note that the GPL 'infects' other code if and only if GPL sources are used as part of the executable, whether in source or in object form (say a GPL'd library.) Using GPL'd tools like the Linux environment or gcc does not 'infect' your product. > > my next question is, if i provide my clint with GPL'd software, can i > > charge them *if* i provide 'warranty" and 'technical support' for the > > software? > > The GPL actually allows that it be sold. Except that when you sell it, > it's GPL'd, and that means if your customer sells it to other people, even > if it were your program, you can't demand royalties. Did the original poster mean "GPL'd software he wrote" or "public GPL software?" > > my last question would be, does anybody know a way of making real ca$h > > from linux? all the stuff i seem to find on the net is almost always > > theoretical - does anybody have experience in making money through open > > source / free software i can relate to? Network-based services (e.g. web-based), consulting, and anything else you can think of EXCEPT selling binaries. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
