Thank you very much Buck -----Original Message----- From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com] On Behalf Of Gordon Messmer Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 2:25 PM To: psyche-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: GPL License On Sat, 2003-01-25 at 11:10, Buck wrote: > If I were to develop a product for my own use, would I be required to > distribute it because someone found out I had it and they wanted it? No. > Could I sell services created by a GPL product without distributing the > product? Yes. Furthermore, you can sell the GPL product itself. The GPL does not prevent you from selling software that you create, it only requires that you provide users to whom you sell or otherwise distribute your program with the source code, and the freedom to do anything they like with that program, except deprive other users of those freedoms. > I write a program using GPL products. The program is able to pick the > ten stocks that will go up the most the next trading day. I want to > sell that report to subscribers at the end of every trading day. > > I do NOT want to sell the program that does the calculations. If you're not distributing the software, it doesn't need a license. The GPL license only applies to distribution. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
