[IRCServices] AKILL

[Strider]

If I were to make modifications to services to suit our needs, would I have
to distribute the modifications because of GPL or could the modifications be
kept private to us?

Beau (Strider) Steward
chatcircuit administrator and 6bit band member
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Smith" <andy at strugglers.net>
To: <ircservices at ircservices.za.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCServices] AKILL


> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 15:18:43 -0800 (PST), Gregory King
<gregk at wwwpages.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >I got some bozo telling me I have to give them the source code to our
> >modified services because of the GPL license.  I assume this is crap,
that
> >if we distributed the binary, we would also have to include the source.
> >Is my assumption correct?
>
>   2. You may modify your copy or copies of the Program or any portion
> of it, thus forming a work based on the Program, and copy and
> distribute such modifications or work under the terms of Section 1
> above, provided that you also meet all of these conditions:
>
>     a) You must cause the modified files to carry prominent notices
>     stating that you changed the files and the date of any change.
>
>     b) You must cause any work that you distribute or publish, that in
>     whole or in part contains or is derived from the Program or any
>     part thereof, to be licensed as a whole at no charge to all third
>     parties under the terms of this License.
>
> In short, if you distribute your modified services to other people in any
> way you must provide the source (on request).  There is no requirement to
> provide the source to your changes if you do not provide them for use by
> anyone else.
>
> But there is no reason not to share your work.
>
> Though, IANAL :)
>
> --
> Andy Smith <andy at strugglers.net>
>
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