Re: License Wave

I see the answer:

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCCompanyGPLCostsMoney
If a person decides to distribute the program to a person, the GPL 
doesn't require any person to give a copy of the program to anyone else 
if he or she does not want to.

Michael


On Monday, April 14, 2003, at 07:05 AM, Michael Finney wrote:

> 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>
>
>
Michael Finney
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform
Sun Certified Developer for the Java 2 Platform
Sun Certified Web Component Developer for J2EE Platform
Co-founder of PPJDG - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppjdg




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