Re: License Wave

Currently, I work for a large company which subcontracts with another 
large company which would not accept a business model of GPL I do not 
think.  (No, it is not microsoft.)   I am pretty sure I would be 
laughed right out of the building.

For curiosity sake... if I hear you have GPL code, can I require you to 
share that GPL code with me?  It sounds like I cannot force you to 
share the code with me.  Either I am missing something, or you have 
opened my eyes to something big.

If we have the following:
    o GPL code (which I hypothetically created or put together through 
other GPL code)
    o client A
    o client A's competitor B

Now, I can give the source and all that to client A, but not have to 
share it with B, C, or anyone else?  If B cannot require A or me to 
share any of the code (source / executables / anything) with B, I could 
see that business model working.  This is definitely following the 
phrase: "possession is 9 /10th ownership."

Michael

On Monday, April 14, 2003, at 05:19 AM, denis cardon wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> GPL may do the right job for you, it totally depends
> on your business model. GPL does not require you to
> publish on the internet any code you may write which
> <clip>
> That is to say that when you release a software, you
> are required to allow the end user to freely copy,
> modify and redistribute your code.
> <clip>



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