[osflash] Commercial use of OSFlash projects?

[Alias™]

Yeah, the whole concept of distribution is a bit muddled when you're doing
web stuff - If I have a library compiled into a swf, I'm basically
distributing it as soon as it loads in the browser. Hmm, I wonder what RMS
would have to say about that particular issue.

Alias

On 09/09/06, Mark Winterhalder <mark13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Would there be any way around these issues, if any? Say, obtaining
> > permission from the author/paying a commercial use fee? If the source is
> not
> > modified, does the GPL in fact have any effect in this case?
>
> IANAL, but as I understand it, the GPL is more about distribution than
> about doing changes. That is, you can change the code all you want as
> long as you don't distribute it (i.e., run it on the server, not on
> the client). If you distribute it (e.g., as part of a website or CD
> ROM project), then you will have to make he changes available.
> Even unchanged, there are limitations for distribution -- but better
> look for a credible website that knows it better and can explain it
> better than I ever could...
>
> Concerning the evilness of the corporation, as a rule of thumb, the
> more evil the company the higher the donation to the authors, or your
> karma will be burnt and you will spent eternity in a sea of fire.
>
> But again, I'm neither a lawyer nor a religious scholar. :)
>
> Mark
>
>
> On 9/9/06, Alias™ <aliasrob at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I was wondering - say, for example, I wanted to use part of an OS
> project in
> > a commercial project (say, DENG, for example), what exactly would the
> legal
> > ramifications of this be? Just for the sake of the argument, let's
> pretend
> > it's for some hugely evil corporation, e.g. Microsoft, Phillip Morris,
> etc.
> >
> > I know that with stuff released under the Apache licence there is no
> issue
> > with this, but what about the GPL/BSD/other?
> >
> > Would there be any way around these issues, if any? Say, obtaining
> > permission from the author/paying a commercial use fee? If the source is
> not
> > modified, does the GPL in fact have any effect in this case?
> >
> > Just wondering,
> > Alias
> >
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