On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 06:43:58PM +0800, Migs Paraz wrote (wyy sez): > 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. > i have some frequently asked questions answered in a presentation i did at St. Paul's last year.
http://sysads.ateneo.net/wyu/works/presentation/stpauls-dev.pdf it may answer some of your questions and other question too. > > > 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?" > also take note that you still have to release the code in source format. once you "sell" the said 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. > -------------------------------------- William Emmanuel S. Yu Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) email : william.s.yu at ieee dot org web : http://cersa.admu.edu.ph phone : 63(2)4266001-5925/5904 GPG : http://sysads.ateneo.net/wyu/wyy.pgp War spares not the brave, but the cowardly. -- Anacreon
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