Posted by: observer222
on September 20, 2004 06:27 AM
The GPL requires any derivative work to be made available under the same license.
No, it doesn't. The derivative work can be used within the organization that made the modifications, without making anything available to anyone else.
The provisions of the GPL kick in only when the modified software is distributed to somebody else. Then, and only then, the provisions of the GPL take effect: the recipient must be able to get full source code, and the right to modify/redistribute it himself under the GPL.
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Posted by: observer222 on September 20, 2004 06:27 AMNo, it doesn't. The derivative work can be used within the organization that made the modifications, without making anything available to anyone else.
The provisions of the GPL kick in only when the modified software is distributed to somebody else. Then, and only then, the provisions of the GPL take effect: the recipient must be able to get full source code, and the right to modify/redistribute it himself under the GPL.
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