Re: web services and GPL

2006-09-04 Thread Alexander Terekhov
David Kastrup wrote: [...] > You are welcome. Note that I am not a lawyer, but that should pretty > much also be what you can get from the GPL FAQ at > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html>. Yeah, the GPL FAQ was written with the help by GNU "lawyers" (like GNUtian Moglen and his underlings

Re: web services and GPL

2006-09-02 Thread David Kastrup
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Thank you David for the quick and detailed response, I really do > appreciate it. > >> > that uses this web service (I see the web service like a library), >> >> The law doesn't. > > Thank you for clearning that up for me :-) > >> _Unless_ it contains GPLed (or otherwis

Re: web services and GPL

2006-09-02 Thread josh . kuo
Thank you David for the quick and detailed response, I really do appreciate it. > > that uses this web service (I see the web service like a library), > > The law doesn't. Thank you for clearning that up for me :-) > _Unless_ it contains GPLed (or otherwise licensed) software from > _third_ part

Re: web services and GPL

2006-09-02 Thread David Kastrup
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have read some of the posts in this group that deals with web > services, as well as the GNU FAQ > (http:/www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html), but could not find the > answer I am looking for. > > I'll quickly describe my situation: My boss is a supporter of free > sof

web services and GPL

2006-09-02 Thread josh . kuo
I have read some of the posts in this group that deals with web services, as well as the GNU FAQ (http:/www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html), but could not find the answer I am looking for. I'll quickly describe my situation: My boss is a supporter of free software, and with his blessing, I have li