Re: License sort question: AGPLv3 and embedded system

Rory Toma <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.monitoring.monit.general
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In this case you are distributing it, unmodified and the license 
conditions apply. See section 6.


On 10/5/17 11:50 AM, Igor Galarraga (Tinkoa Embedded Systems) wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I can read from the web:
>
>
>       Open Source
>
> Monit is free, open source software. You can redistribute Monit and/or 
> modify Monit under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License 
> <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html> (AGPL). The license only 
> applies if you plan to distribute Monit to third parties. The reason 
> we use AGPL is that we hope useful modifications done to Monit can be 
> contributed back, so others can benefit from them.
>
>
> Is it considered "distribute Monit to third parties" this case of use?:
> Run monit *without* modifications (only for system proceses 
> monitoring) inside an embedded system that does proprietary stuffs and 
> is an accessory component of other product.
>
> The commercialized thing will be the whole product 
> (mechanic+electric+embedded system).
>
> If this case of use, is not a Monit distribution, I think that the use 
> of monit isn't conditioned by GPLv3 terms. Am I right?
>
> Thank you,
> Best regards,
>
>

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