Thanks Sandeep for ur quick reply ................Yes downloaded script is javascript , i only use it on our site and not redistributing it .............. but in copyright issue administrator clearly mention that Software free for GPL application but for commercial uses you have to buy it .....................so will i need to buy it or not................
On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 1:59 AM, आशीष शुक्ल Ashish Shukla <wahjava.ml@ gmail.com> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > ,--[ On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 01:49:00AM +0530, Sandip Bhattacharya wrote: > | +++ Vinay Yadav [27/05/08 01:28 +0530]: > | >hello every one .................I m developing a site.........it > almost > | >complete and about to launch ..........but I m confused about GPL > license > | >issues ........actually for some small module like rating .....I > download > | >script directly from net under GPL license ........My site is completely > | >free site ...........and revenue will come from advertisement > | >..............So can I use this script .............or I have to buy > | >commercial version of these Scrpit .............. > | >please reply soon its urgent > | > | If it is GPL version 2, and if you are not distributing the script to > | anyone, then the licence doesn't apply to you. > | > | If the code > | is something like javascript which can be downloadable by anyone over > | the web(and therefore might be claimed to fall under redistribution), > | then make sure that you should not remove any copyright > | notices from the code. This is not necessary if it is something like PHP > | scripts where only the output of the script can be downloaded by others. > | > | I am not sure about the payment side, as AFAIK it is theoretically > possible to > | provide a GPL software on payment(only by the original producer, and > | only if the code is entirely theirs). > > Anyone can sell the GPL software for any cost, provided the seller > obeys the rules of GPL, since GPL is about freedom of code[1]. If script > is being redistributed, it should be under GPLv2. > > [1] - > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0-faq.html#CompanyGPLCostsMoney > > HTH > - -- > Ashish Shukla आशीष शुक्ल > http://wahjava.wordpress.com/ > ·-- ·- ···· ·--- ·- ···- ·- ·--·-· --· -- ·- ·· ·-·· ·-·-·- -·-· --- -- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkg7HbsACgkQHy+EEHYuXnTr4ACg4/WnkmIVsgO/Zpe5cslAWIfi > oMoAoIxNbhwXldOX2QN1EqQV81CyZa6B > =atlQ > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ > -- ********************************** Vinay Yadav B.tech(IT) , JSSATEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] del.icio.us/vinayrks *********************************** _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
