| From: | Stephen Robert Norris <srn(at)commsecure(dot)com(dot)au> |
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| To: | Randolf Richardson <rr(at)8x(dot)ca> |
| Cc: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Humor me: Postgresql vs. MySql (esp. licensing) (OT) |
| Date: | 2003-11-26 23:59:13 |
| Message-ID: | 1069891153.10765.5.camel@ws12.commsecure.com.au |
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On Tue, 2003-11-25 at 16:58, Randolf Richardson wrote:
> [sNip]
> >> In summary, you could be charging them for some very expensive courier
> >> services, if for which they don't pay then you won't deliver. =)
> >
> > Of course a competitor could purchase a copy or get it from a customer
> > and set up shop right away selling it too.
>
> Ah, so even the GPL has a few loop holes! =D
Not really. Well, actually no. One of the goals of the GPL is to make it
possible for this very thing to happen.
I can get GPLed software (however, by paying or for free), and the
source for it and do whatever I want with it, including on-selling
copies or derived works.
The only catch is that my copies and derived works must also be licenced
under the GPL.
Stephen
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