> > However, GIS data is a side product for us. Our main job is to run a > bunch of integrated services. We have a large variety of software in > use, both commercial, open source and self made. Right now we are > missing a map component that could be embedded in our existing > applications lacking spatial features. Because OpenJUMP is under GPL I > don't believe we can easily use it for that purpose. Correct me if I am > wrong.
This mainly depends on the way of integration ... > I am meaning integration like making a special OJ plugin for > logging into our user rights management system, this would be GPL in case you aree going to publish it to somebody. > tailored connector for > reading data from our databases, also only if published .. for your in house use you can do whatever you want. > sharing some Java components, or being > integrated with commercial reporting system. If sharing java components means integrating GPL'd software parts in closed software _and_ publishing the result, would lead to a need of opening the closed source under GPL. On integrating it highlky depends on the way of doing so. Please see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLPluginsInNF and the following questions. > Our contractors have been > feeling safe with uDig that is LGPL, as well as with MapServer and > Geoserver. That has not prevented us from committing back if we have > been able to. > Glad to hear. But essentially I understand GPL as a way to keep software free, than to force somebody to contribute. eg. You can do whatever you like with the source and the software, but only if you give it to somebody, this somebody has to begranted the same rights that you got as you received your copy ;) > It would actually be nice to have some use cases about how OpenJUMP can > be legally used together with non-open or in-another-way open software. > If you could be more specific, we could work out those ... regards Ede > -Jukka Rahkonen- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA > -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise > -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation > -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
