[AuckLUG] GPL 3 - The Real Deal

[Ravi Chemudugunta]

> say, you want to use my GPL library, for which i have the full
> copyright, but you do not want to publish the source of your application
> (which the GPL would require you to do) then i could offer you an
> exception if you pay me extra for the privilege. you would not get my
> library under the GPL but under a license that would allow you to use it
> without publishing your source.


ok.

the GPL is for everyone, except for those who do not want to publish
> their own source which uses GPL code.
>

agree; but surely - there must be a distinction about which parts your make
available; if I used any gpl code ... any modifications I make to library
xyz would ofcourse be made openly available; but what is the point here
about making business logic open source ... it has no merit to the library
in question or add anything to it.

who is doing that?
> you are either contradicting yourself here, or i completely miss what
> you are trying to say. sorry, it may well be me. please elaborate.


that was a bit over dramatic of me =) ... but what I am saying is ... how
closed is the source; only changes and editions to library xyz need to be
open? the whole thing (your application)? ... what if you had to embed
passwords in your code...would you have to make that open as well?

I think gpl makes an allowance to this...you can use gpl in a closed source
project if you make changes to the open source library open; its abusive to
GPL to say , its gpl and its not ... depending on if you pay us money...

-ravi