OT: GPL Question

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at redhat.com
Wed Jun 15 09:29:39 UTC 2005


HI

>
> You are misapplying the correct link information to the wrong question.
>
> ''...You can modify GPL'd software and include it within a proprietary
> software program, you just can not distribute it. That is, a
> non-distributing end-user can do whatever they want with GPL'd software.
> The GPL does not require that all derivative works be under the GPL,
> only derivative GPL works that are distributed to others.
>
> You can make private modifications to software licensed under the GPL
> and retain exclusively rights over your modifications as long as you do
> not distribute the software in source or binary form to a third party. 
> ...''
>
> That's what the link says... it is saying that you can use GPL code in
> your proprietary PROGRAM, ie, link to GPL code, but the resulting hybrid
> is not distributable UNLESS you GPL your code too.  That sounds
> completely correct to me.
>
> HOWEVER the OP is asking about a "proprietary product", 


I wasnt answering the original question. I was only replying to one of 
the comments specifically about the possibility about including GPL'ed 
code in a proprietary product. You can include it but not redistribute 
the result

regards
Rahul




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