[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Björn Lindström) writes: > Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> IANAL, but I don't believe the GPL helps in this situation. It places >> conditions on redistributing the code; it doesn't force you to >> redistribute modifieed code. Your employers could refuse to let you >> take the code with you because they own partial copyright on it. They >> couldn't sell it later because of the GPL on it, but that's not your >> issue here. > If they have the rights to the code, they can sell it, under the GPL or > any license of their choosing. In addition, if you GPL it, your employer > will be able to sell it, just like anyone else.
You're right - the GPL doesn't prevent them from selling it; it just requires that they make source available to anyone they sell it to, and prevents them from preventing people who buy it from giving it away to anyone they want. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list