Jesse Guardiani said: > On Tuesday 25 February 2003 03:06, Doug Clements wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jesse Guardiani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Doug Clements" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "vpopmail" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 6:47 PM >> Subject: Re: [vchkpw] vpopmail extension modules > > <snip> > >> > Does GPL mean that you absolutely HAVE to distribute and publish your >> >> code? (I don't think it does... I could be wrong though...) >> >> If you change vpopmail (or any other GPL-licensed code), yes, you have >> to make it available to the public. > > I just read the GNU license. I don't see anything that says that I HAVE to > distribute my changes. There are terms and conditions forced upon me if I > DO distribute, but nothing about absolutely having to give people my code. > :) > > Did I miss something?
Nope. That matches my understanding as well. The GPL means you can't distribute binary-only versions. The source code has to be available to anyone who get's the software. You can even sell it, as long as you include the source when you do. > > <snip> > >> --Doug
