On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:30:55 -0500, Curtis wrote in message <ef5fc9920903161830o1416048dva02c4d7090ec8...@mail.gmail.com>:
> Here's a hypothetical question. > > Let's say some company "A" builds an internal product prototype that > incorporates FlightGear as part of a larger aggregate system. Let's > say they even make a few small changes to FlightGear. Now they give > away a demo system to a couple different potential customers and say, .."give away", or, "loan out", with a return deadline? (One way to do "return deadline" is a "bomb timer.") > "Hey what do you think." They haven't rolled out an actual product, > they haven't had any actual sales. No customer has paid any money > for the copy of the system. > > Has the GPL been violated? ..depends, did the customers get the source too? Add to that pile the gory details on linking GPL code to non-GPL code etc. > Curt. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
