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Re: Circumventing the GPL
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John Hasler |
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Re: Circumventing the GPL |
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Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:42:26 -0500 |
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Hymen writes:
> A gives specifications to B. B develops the software. A buys a bunch of
> copies of the software from B and resells the copies to its own
> customers.
I assumed that you meant that A (used to be B) was going to require B (used
to be A) to sell the software only to A as a condition of the contract.
The arrangement you describe above, assuming the description is complete,
is fine. It also means that B is free to sell or give the software, source
and all, to anyone, including A's customers. Note that the binary copies A
sells minus source must be the actual tangible copies it gets from B.
> I don't know why you find this concept so strange. This kind of
> arrangement must be ubiquitous in the industry.
I doubt it. Commonly, B grants A a license and A makes the copies they
need themselves.
> Note, by the way, that this is similar to a model that's often proposed
> for how people can make money from free software. A company pays a
> developer to develop customized free software, but the developer retains
> rights to it and can further develop it for other customers.
The company doesn't get every copy they need from the developer. They get
one copy (with source) and a license (the GPL) permitting them to duplicate
it.
--
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
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