Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-22 Thread Gilad Ben-Yossef
Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Hi Boris, you *CAN* use open source software with closed source application. The exception is when you're changing the source of the open source application, which means you'll need to give back the modification. I think linking to a FOSS product (GPL'd) is a bit more

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-22 Thread Raz
GPL version 1 asserts that any software as a whole combined with GPLv1 software has to be released under the terms of GPL v1. 2009/11/22 Gilad Ben-Yossef gi...@codefidence.com Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: Hi Boris, you *CAN* use open source software with closed source application. The exception

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-22 Thread Micha
On 22/11/2009 21:30, Raz wrote: GPL version 1 asserts that any software as a whole combined with GPLv1 software has to be released under the terms of GPL v1. I have to admit I don't know GPL v1 too much 2009/11/22 Gilad Ben-Yossef gi...@codefidence.com mailto:gi...@codefidence.com

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-21 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:44:51AM +0200, Shlomi Fish wrote: On Friday 20 Nov 2009 00:18:03 Boris shtrasman wrote: Well my question arises after reading nmap copy file: ( http://nmap.org/svn/COPYING) * o Integrates source code from Nmap * * o

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-21 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Saturday 21 Nov 2009 13:12:42 Tzafrir Cohen wrote: On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:44:51AM +0200, Shlomi Fish wrote: On Friday 20 Nov 2009 00:18:03 Boris shtrasman wrote: Well my question arises after reading nmap copy file: ( http://nmap.org/svn/COPYING) * o Integrates source code

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-21 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
Hi, I'll start with the obvious disclaimer: IANALATINALA. On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 02:21:51PM +0200, Shlomi Fish wrote: On Saturday 21 Nov 2009 13:12:42 Tzafrir Cohen wrote: On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 12:44:51AM +0200, Shlomi Fish wrote: On Friday 20 Nov 2009 00:18:03 Boris shtrasman wrote:

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-20 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Friday 20 Nov 2009 01:21:29 guy keren wrote: Shlomi Fish wrote: On Friday 20 Nov 2009 00:18:03 Boris shtrasman wrote: Well my question arises after reading nmap copy file: ( http://nmap.org/svn/COPYING) * o Integrates source code from Nmap * * o Reads or includes Nmap copyrighted

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-20 Thread Boris shtrasman
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:30 AM, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda ladyp...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Boris, on his Haifux talk about legal issues, this is a tricky subject. The FSF compliance lab team ( http://www.fsf.org/licensing/team) supplies paid counseling for companies which wish to do what you want.

Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-19 Thread Boris Shtrasman
Howdy , I'm a foss developer ,so i prefer to use tested techniques and good software. recently i found myself in a problem: I'm reimplementing good Foss solutions (parts of rsyslog , nmap , etc ... ) I can speed up my work (C++ developer) by using allready created GPLv3 and MIT software. As

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-19 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Thursday 19 Nov 2009 23:24:04 Boris Shtrasman wrote: Howdy , I'm a foss developer ,so i prefer to use tested techniques and good software. recently i found myself in a problem: I'm reimplementing good Foss solutions (parts of rsyslog , nmap , etc ... ) I can speed up my work (C++

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-19 Thread Hetz Ben Hamo
Hi Boris, you *CAN* use open source software with closed source application. The exception is when you're changing the source of the open source application, which means you'll need to give back the modification. I think linking to a FOSS product (GPL'd) is a bit more problematic, but for this

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-19 Thread Boris shtrasman
Well my question arises after reading nmap copy file: ( http://nmap.org/svn/COPYING) * o Integrates source code from Nmap * * o Reads or includes Nmap copyrighted data files, such as* * nmap-os-db or nmap-service-probes.

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-19 Thread Shlomi Fish
On Friday 20 Nov 2009 00:18:03 Boris shtrasman wrote: Well my question arises after reading nmap copy file: ( http://nmap.org/svn/COPYING) * o Integrates source code from Nmap * * o Reads or includes Nmap copyrighted data files, such as

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-19 Thread guy keren
Shlomi Fish wrote: On Friday 20 Nov 2009 00:18:03 Boris shtrasman wrote: Well my question arises after reading nmap copy file: ( http://nmap.org/svn/COPYING) * o Integrates source code from Nmap * * o Reads or includes Nmap copyrighted data files, such as

Re: Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

2009-11-19 Thread Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
Hi Boris, on his Haifux talk about legal issues, this is a tricky subject. The FSF compliance lab team ( http://www.fsf.org/licensing/team) supplies paid counseling for companies which wish to do what you want. The tricky thing is the intent of the license. As I understand, even if you follow the