Ah ok thanks sir for the information. Pwede ra sad sir i-apil lang ang installation file sa GhostScript with our tool. Convenient na siya para sa user. Thanks.
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:35 PM, hard wyrd <[email protected]> wrote: > Then there's no problem. > > GhostScript is a separate product. Though, your app requires GhostScript to > run. Tapos ang kaso. > > Pero you have to remember to put the user's convenience into perspective > also. Since your product needs GhostScript to use your product properly, > then murag mas ma-appreciate sa imong users if you provide a version of GS > that has been tested to work well with your app. But that is entirely > optional. For all we know, you can just put a notice somewhere along the > installation workflow and inform the user na "This product needs GhostScript > to work properly. You may download GhostScript at <location of GhostScript > download>. " or something to that extent. > > Simple ra man ang need sa GPL. > > 1. If you use a GPL source code, then your app must be under GPL. > 2. Distribute your GPLed product along with source code, or provide a > location where the source code can be obtained. > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:27 PM, Jason Yap <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes ingana ang process sa tool. What if Sir hardwyrd, what I will do kay >> butangan ra nako siya og textbox sa GUI. Didto ibutang sa user ang >> installation path sa Ghostscript. But I won't bundle anything from >> Ghostscript. The user will need to download Ghostscript from it's webpage >> and install it. Pero tawagon gihapon nako ang executable sa bin folder >> niya. >> Thanks. >> >> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:19 PM, hard wyrd <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> As I understood your requirement (correct me if I'm wrong :), ang imong >>> app mo-execute lang sa Ghostscript. In essence, you app just passes some >>> parameters that will allow Ghostscript to generate "something". I dont see >>> anything wrong with it, as far as GPL is concerned. You did not incorporate >>> _any_ GPL code, either from Ghostscript itself or from some other opensource >>> project. >>> >>> Though, since you plan on bundling Ghostscript with your product, make >>> sure that you have avenues to allow users to get to the Ghostscript source. >>> You can either: >>> >>> 1. bundle Ghostscript and Ghostscript's source code. Specially if your >>> app runs on Linux, it's in earnest to provide the GS source that works >>> properly _with_ your app. You can call it "this app works well with this >>> version of the GS source". >>> >>> 2. point the users where they can get to the GS source - either >>> referencing to the GS site or project page (SourceForge?) >>> >>> 3. Provide a portion of _your app's source code_ that shows how you >>> called GhostScript, or its API. This is optional though. >>> >>> Word of caution. Don't rely on the above, since these are my opinions. >>> The most prudent is to study the GPL itself, so that you can also decide on >>> which GPL version you're going to use. Remember, GPLv2 is more liberal than >>> GPLv3. There are also other opensource licenses out there. But if your app >>> won't become opensource anyway, why bother? Just make sure that you did not >>> _reuse_ source code from other opensource projects. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Jason Yap <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Ang first plan man gud nako unta kay tapad ra ang executable open source >>>> file with the proprietary tool. Unya sa code nako, tawagon ra nako ang open >>>> source file. Ingana unta akong ganahan. Wala sad ko kaayo kasabot sa mga >>>> terms sa gagamiton sa GNU GPL license hehe. >>>> >>>> If ingani akong buhaton, am I violating GNU GPL license? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 7:30 PM, hard wyrd <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If you did not incorporate opensource code into your project, you dont >>>>> have to release your project as opensource. >>>>> >>>>> However, if you _DISTRIBUTE_ your project _along_ with an opensource >>>>> product, you need to provide the source code _for the opensource product_ >>>>> and retain the credits of the original developers_ of the opensource >>>>> product_ you bundled with your proprietary product. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Jason Yap <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi List. >>>>>> Mangutana unta ko about GNU GPL. >>>>>> >>>>>> Naa miy software diri and gusto pud nako mugamit og open source na >>>>>> software. Bale tawagon sa among software ang open source na software. It >>>>>> will be release commercially after the project. Naa ba koy ma violate na >>>>>> mga >>>>>> licenses if ever i-turn over na namo sa customer? Ang nahibaw-an nako >>>>>> kay if >>>>>> mugamit og open source, dapat irelease pud nimo imong source code sa >>>>>> public >>>>>> which in my case, dili pwede kay para sa customer man. >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope someone can enlighten me with this problem. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> RAYMOND JASON YAP >>>>>> ジェーソン・ヤップ >>>>>> Assistant Research and Development Engineer >>>>>> Development 3 >>>>>> Advanced World Systems, Inc >>>>>> >>>>>> email: [email protected], [email protected] >>>>>> ym: flash_jason6452 googletalk: wahoho.yap >>>>>> >>>>>> "The best things in life are free: Love, Wisdom, Open Source" >>>>>> >>>>>> _________________________________________________ >>>>>> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >>>>>> [email protected] ( >>>>>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) >>>>>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Part-time SysAd, full-time Dad, part-time netNinja >>>>> CNS, ACFE, FOSS Advocate and Consultant >>>>> Registered Linux User #400165 >>>>> http://www.rm2media.net >>>>> http://baudizm.blogsome.com >>>>> http://linuxblazon.wordpress.com >>>>> http://3x-comic.blogspot.com (NEW!) >>>>> >>>>> _________________________________________________ >>>>> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >>>>> [email protected] ( >>>>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) >>>>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> RAYMOND JASON YAP >>>> ジェーソン・ヤップ >>>> Assistant Research and Development Engineer >>>> Development 3 >>>> Advanced World Systems, Inc >>>> >>>> email: [email protected], [email protected] >>>> ym: flash_jason6452 googletalk: wahoho.yap >>>> >>>> "The best things in life are free: Love, Wisdom, Open Source" >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________ >>>> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >>>> [email protected] ( >>>> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) >>>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Part-time SysAd, full-time Dad, part-time netNinja >>> CNS, ACFE, FOSS Advocate and Consultant >>> Registered Linux User #400165 >>> http://www.rm2media.net >>> http://baudizm.blogsome.com >>> http://linuxblazon.wordpress.com >>> http://3x-comic.blogspot.com (NEW!) >>> >>> _________________________________________________ >>> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >>> [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug >>> ) >>> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> RAYMOND JASON YAP >> ジェーソン・ヤップ >> Assistant Research and Development Engineer >> Development 3 >> Advanced World Systems, Inc >> >> email: [email protected], [email protected] >> ym: flash_jason6452 googletalk: wahoho.yap >> >> "The best things in life are free: Love, Wisdom, Open Source" >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List >> [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > > -- > Part-time SysAd, full-time Dad, part-time netNinja > CNS, ACFE, FOSS Advocate and Consultant > Registered Linux User #400165 > http://www.rm2media.net > http://baudizm.blogsome.com > http://linuxblazon.wordpress.com > http://3x-comic.blogspot.com (NEW!) > > _________________________________________________ > Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/klug) > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- RAYMOND JASON YAP ジェーソン・ヤップ Assistant Research and Development Engineer Development 3 Advanced World Systems, Inc email: [email protected], [email protected] ym: flash_jason6452 googletalk: wahoho.yap "The best things in life are free: Love, Wisdom, Open Source"
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