On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Rich <rich AT hq.vsaa DOT lv> wrote:
> On 2008.11.07. 18:39, Jose Ildefonso Camargo Tolosa wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Dan Langille <dan AT langille DOT org> wrote:
>>> On Nov 7, 2008, at 8:57 AM, LeJav wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I am preparing a NFS server (Linux) which is a part of a global
>>>> project for a customer.
>>>> This NFS server will be backuped with bacula; I use MySQL for the
>>>> database.
>>>> Could someone explain me if I am right with MySQL licencing ?
>>>> MySQL is only used for the bacula data.
>>>> My global project is not GPL; but my NFS Server and bacula are GPL.
>>>> Can I install bacula and MySQL on this server with respect to GPL
>>>> licencing ?
>>>
>>> I cannot imagine any circumstances under which this would not be
>>> allowed.
>>
>> Yes, there are: say that the project is a "propiertary" backup
>> solution, and that the company wants to use bacula and/or mysql code
>> for their non-gpl backup solution: they can't do that.
>
> please, please, don't do this.
> they can change the code until nobody can recognise it or whatever. they
> can molest, abuse, ridicule that code. as long as it stays inhouse, it's
> their choice.
true. But they can't start selling a product based on a GPL software,
and license it with other terms: they can sell the GPL product, but
they must give access to the code under the GPL terms.
> now, if they modify and distribute the modified code... yes, now gpl
> kicks in and requires publishing changes (actually, that's not true
> either, they have to provide source to the receivers of the modifications).
Not only that, it requires that such modifications are covered by GPL,
which means that the receivers of the modifications can distribute the
modifications, under the GPL terms.
>
>>> --
>>> Dan Langille
>>> http://langille.org/
> --
> Rich
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