From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 13 11:42:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6944816A4CE for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:42:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from kanga.honeypot.net (kanga.honeypot.net [208.162.254.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB2F543D67 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:42:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kirk@strauser.com) Received: from pooh.strauser.com (pooh.honeypot.net [10.0.5.128]) by kanga.honeypot.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0DJgT2J041444 for ; Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:42:31 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kirk@strauser.com) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <21321.1073904325@www46.gmx.net> <4004466A.20509@gmx.de> From: Kirk Strauser Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 13:42:27 -0600 In-Reply-To: <4004466A.20509@gmx.de> (Ph. Schulz's message of "Tue, 13 Jan 2004 20:26:34 +0100") Message-ID: <87brp7iqjg.fsf@strauser.com> Lines: 22 X-Mailer: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Subject: Re: [OT] Configuration file parsing X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 19:42:54 -0000 --=-=-= Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable At 2004-01-13T19:26:34Z, "Ph. Schulz" writes: > Somebody said that I would be fine (when using GPL-licensed stuff) as long > as I provide the sources to people who use the application. I guess > providing the source within the company is not a problem... No. Again, no. An entity does not have to make source available unless it distributes the product to another entity. You can build proprietary software using GPL components as long as you do not distribute *outside your company*. If it stays internal, you have no legal or moral obligation to make your source available. Yes, using BSD libraries avoids the problem, but the GPL isn't as restrictive as you're making it sound. =2D-=20 Kirk Strauser "94 outdated ports on the box, 94 outdated ports. Portupgrade one, an hour 'til done, 82 outdated ports on the box." --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBABEol5sRg+Y0CpvERAlpvAJkBsYTu/bX+ZyPH9aim89CI2z2xmwCgmL3p SvyAdrc99+Bb6kTRD7FAQNo= =nrw3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--