On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 02:46:35PM +0200, Ottavio Campana wrote: > Hi everybody, > > I'm writing here because I'm having a doubt on the GPL and I'd like to > discuss it with you. > > Scenario: a software house develops a web application based on GPL > software. It doesn't sell the application to customers, it sells the > access to the application, which is installed, run and is maintained on > the software house's server. > > Question: can the users ask for the application's source code? I mean, > in the GPL only the case of software distribution is covered. But in > this case the software isn't distributed, it remains in the software > house's servers. > Probably not under GPL 2 or earlier. > Selling access to an application is the same as distributing the > application? > It is not the same thing. One is a product (the code), the other is a service (the access to it). This is supposed to be specifically addressed by GPL 3. > Thank you for your answers. > > PS:I know it is not polite, but can you please CC: me? I did not > subscribe the list. > Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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