Hi there,
why is so much time spent on explaining the basics of the GPL? While it
is complicated and I have seen many people misinterpret the GPL over the
years (many of whom even published under it themselves) you can research
the GPL by yourself pretty easily over the net. This mailing list is
about Tryton and not about the GPL. We are also not experts in copyright
law.
If it is a derivative work then yes we want it to be under GPL.
If it is not a derivative work then do what you want.
I have no idea what that means. It appears no-one else does either, else
surely someone would offer the answer.
Google is your friend:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6366
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> Thanks for your time.
>
> Michael
>
>
Hi Michael, I do believe you got it right, though. Open Source only
benefits the user. Not the developer. So it is your loss and your
clients win. Under the GPL you have to give the source of your work to
your customer and may not prohibit him from modifying and or publishing
it and derivative works. While this can very well be a selling point,
you can not get a so called 'lock in' on your customer. You can't lock
them in to your software.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in
But that is also wrong. While the lock-in may be much less substantial
with GPL software, major switching costs would still exist for your
customers.
Cheers,
Malte
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