Re: [OS:N:] Another question about Licenses

On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 18:08, Anthony Saffer wrote:
> Basically, what I am wanting to do is this: I am working on a tool that will
> be of use to software developers. I want to sell this product but include
> the source code in each package sold. This way, companies will be able to
> change things to suit their needs. However, I want to maintain a fairly
> tight control over the source so I want to license it in such a way that
> they cannot turn around and resell it or give it away themselves (even
> modified versions). I also want all revisions that they make to be
> resubmitted to me so that I can decide to include it in a future release or
> not (or I am seriously thinking about just distributing the mods for free to
> customers), Knowing all of this, is the GPL still right for me?

No, this is definitely contrary to the idea of GPL. GPL specifically
provides for the ability to modify and redistribute the software as long
as it is distributed under the same license as the original work.

Regards,
-- 
Konstantin ("Icon") Riabitsev
Duke University Physics Sysadmin

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