On 10/27/2011 04:24 PM, Chris Travers wrote:
On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Martijn van Oosterhout
<kleptog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I note in the OPs case they are relying on the customer to install
PostGIS. The GPL only applies to *redistribution* not usage. So if
you're not supplying your customers with PostGIS then the fact that
it's GPL seems completely irrelevent.
Also as a note here, if linking implied derivation, then all software
that ran on Windows would be illegal to distribute without Microsoft's
permission...... Yet at least here in the US, jailbreaking an iPhone
is legal in the opinion of the Copyright Office because it allows fair
use of the device, namely installing apps that Apple hasn't otherwise
authorized. So I'd generally agree with the assessment above.
Not to be a killjoy but unless any of us is an attorney, I suggest we
defer to a person with a law degree. This seems more like a question for
the SFLC than for the general community.
JD
Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
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