[jdev] JabberPalm License

[Kevin Smith]

On 31 Aug 2005, at 13:02, Steve Kennedy wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 11:32:06AM +0100, Kevin Smith wrote:
>>> is that mean someone can build a executable file from my sources ?
>>> or if i just provide part of my sources that related to jabberpalm
>>> library only ?
>> That means you must give away all of your source under the GPL to
>> anyone you give the binaries to. If the Jabberpalm code you're using
>> is GPLd, your client is a derivative work of Jabberpalm and as such
>> must also be GPLd.
> I think you "have to make the source available", that doesn't mean
> giving it away with the binaries. It does mean if someone asks you  
> have
> to give it, or make it available as a seperate package.

Yes, you're quite right, sorry. It is not necessary to force the  
source on everyone who wants your binaries :) They have to be  
provided the source if they want it though, and must know the terms  
under which it is available and distributed (the GPL).

/K

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Kevin Smith
Psi Jabber client maintainer (http://psi.affinix.com/)
Taekwon-do club captain (outgoing), University of Exeter
Postgraduate Research Student, Computer Science, University Of Exeter