On Tuesday 08 August 2006 11:18, John Layt wrote: > On Tuesday 08 August 2006 08:11, Andreas Pakulat wrote: > > On 07.08.06 19:51:20, dave s wrote: > > > So I write mt QT4 code, put a GPL license on it, my company uses it > > > internally without distributing it in any way and its OK ? > > > > You don't need to put it under _any_ license as long as you do not > > distribute it, I _think_ (IANAL) > > Technically, you DO have to license it under the GPL, you have no choice as > that is the requirement of the license under which you have received the > original code. However, the requirement to PROVIDE the source ONLY kicks > in if you DISTRIBUTE the program outside your company AND any 3rd party > requests the code within 3 years. > > Dave should probably read the GPL FAQ: > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html > > Some examples: > > > "You have a GPL'ed program that I'd like to link with my code to build a > proprietary program. Does the fact that I link with your program mean I > have to GPL my program? > > Yes." > > > "The GPL does not require you to release your modified version. You are > free to make modifications and use them privately, without ever releasing > them. This applies to organizations (including companies), too; an > organization can make a modified version and use it internally without ever > releasing it outside the organization. But if you release the modified > version to the public in some way, the GPL requires you to make the > modified source code available to the program's users, under the GPL." > > > "Is making and using multiple copies within one organization or > company "distribution"? > > No, in that case the organization is just making the copies for itself. As > a consequence, a company or other organization can develop a modified > version and install that version through its own facilities, without giving > the staff permission to release that modified version to outsiders. > > However, when the organization transfers copies to other organizations or > individuals, that is distribution. In particular, providing copies to > contractors for use off-site is distribution." > > > "Is there some way that I can GPL the output people get from use of my > program? For example, if my program is used to develop hardware designs, > can I require that these designs must be free? > > In general this is legally impossible; copyright law does not give you any > say in the use of the output people make from their data using your > program. If the user uses your program to enter or convert his own data, > the copyright on the output belongs to him, not you. More generally, when a > program translates its input into some other form, the copyright status of > the output inherits that of the input it was generated from." > > > "In what cases is the output of a GPL program covered by the GPL too? > > Only when the program copies part of itself into the output." > > > Cheers! > > John.
Thanks for the extra info ... I will read the GPL faq as suggested. Thanks once again Dave _______________________________________________ PyKDE mailing list [email protected] http://mats.imk.fraunhofer.de/mailman/listinfo/pykde
