> Can somebody recall me if with the GNU license one should provide the source > code of his application if he uses a GNU licensed src. in his code to > provide a service with that application (and not sell a device that runs the > software, like in case of routers). Concretely is an author of an > online web application that uses wt legally obliged to publish source code > of this application.
No, GNU GPL does not require you to publish your source code. What it does require is that your code must also be licensed under GPL and that in turn means that anybody who has your software (the binaries of it) can request you for the source code and you will have to send it (for a nominal fee, if you wish). If you run your own webapp based on Wt, and don't give away binaries, you don't need to publish any sources either (this is called the web services loophole of GPL). For more information, consult the documentation at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ witty-interest mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/witty-interest
