Paolo, Marco, This is true but as long as you do not release your modifications. Release means distributing for free, selling or any form of publishing.
I understand Ravi's case as releasing, as he wrote: "or my specific client" A client is probably an out-house entity. Best regards, Mateusz Paolo Cavallini wrote: > Forwarding on behalf of Marco. > All the best. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: AW: [Qgis-user] Licensing > Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:35:30 +0100 > From: "Hugentobler Marco" <marco.hugentob...@karto.baug.ethz.ch> > To: "Paolo Cavallini" <cavall...@faunalia.it>, "Ravi" > <ravivundava...@yahoo.com> > > > Hi > > I'm not so sure. Because if the company only uses your code inhouse, the > GNU project says: > > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic > > Afaik there is only a problem if the company tries to sell commercial > licenses of your code. But I'm not a lawyer, so feel free to correct me. > > Regards, > Marco > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org im Auftrag von Paolo Cavallini > Gesendet: Sa 07.11.2009 13:10 > An: Ravi > Cc: discuss@lists.osgeo.org; qgis > Betreff: Re: [Qgis-user] Licensing > > > IFAIK, yes: if you distribute the executables, you have to distribute also > the source, for all GPL programs. > All the best. > > On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:04:36 -0800 (PST), Ravi <ravivundava...@yahoo.com> > wrote: >> Wish to know does this violate licensing. >> Qgis is just as an example, it can be Grass or Ossim or any other Open > GIS >> as well >> >> Example: I love Qgis and I have added some code to Qgis as a C++ >> programmer, thus giving the necessary customization for my specific > client. >> I compile it and distribute the Executable, as part of my package deal. >> Does this violate any license of Qgis. > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > qgis-u...@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss