Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Licensing

2009-11-08 Thread Emmanuel Christophe
Mateusz, note that the link you provide is referring to GPL v2. In the latest GPL, the term "to all third parties" has disappeared. As mentioned in the faq, you have to provide the source "to the program's users". So, Ravi, you have to provide the source code of your modifications to your client (

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] GDAL and ESRI

2009-11-08 Thread Andrew Ross
Hi All, Adding to this discussion, there are a spectrum of open source licenses measured in terms of what they allow to derivative works. At one end of the spectrum, the GPL stipulates that if you base your software on a component that is licensed with the GPL license *and* distribute it, that der

[OSGeo-Discuss] Discussion meeting: Open Source GIS in India: Present Scenario

2009-11-08 Thread Ravi
Hi, is a step towards bringing GIS to societal use. IIS Bangalore also has a GRASS mirror for India. OSGeo members around Bangalore please consider attending. Cheers Ravi Kumar The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ TVR_OSGIS_Announcem