Re: [OT] open source distribution
Emma Jane Hogbin wrote:
Hopefully a (quick) question...if I make a product which is open source I
don't have to *distribute* the product, do I?
If GPL code is *in* your program, you need to make the source available
to whoever buys your product. With less restrictive (LGPL) licences and
shared run-time libraries, your own code can even be closed.
Background: a potential client may or may not understand the benefits of
open source work. If I make something for them which is licensed under
GFL and uses other products, which I have written and are under the same
license, is there any obligation on my part (or the client's part) to
distribute the software? i.e. can something be open source but not
available (for lack of a better term).
If you sell the product to just one person, then you only need to
distribute any GPL source code to that *one* person (IIRC).
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