Re: PostGIS in a commercial project

Am 24/10/11 09:31, schrieb Thomas Kellerer:
> Eduardo Morras, 21.10.2011 20:53:
>>> Now PostGIS is licensed under the GPL and I wonder if we can use it
>>> in a commercial (customer specific) project then. The source code
>>> will not be made open source, but of course the customer will get
>>> the source code.
so there is no reason not to use GPL'ed software.
GPL-ed software does not mean you have to release everything to the public.
It means you are not allowed to give it away without source code.
to whom you give it is not ruled by the licence.
but to whom you give it, the reciever is free to do with it as sHe pleases
(within the licences restriction ..)
robert

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>>> Is it still OK to use the GPL licensed PostGIS in this case? Is
>>> that then considered a derivative work because the application will
>>> not work without PostGIS?
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>> If it's pure GPL, then postgresql is automagically relicenced to GPL,
>> because postgresql allows relicencing and GPL force it to be GPL.
>> Your source code must be in GPL too. Remember, it's a virus licence
>> and has the same problem that Midas king had.
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> Thanks for the answer.
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> I think we'll better be safe than sorry and we will not use PostGIS then.
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> Regards
> Thomas
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