%% Dasn Cups <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: dc> If I use GNU's source code in my project but don't open my source, dc> who will punish me?
If you use GPL'd code and you don't distribute the results to anyone else, that's perfectly legal. If you use GPL'd code and you distribute the results, you have to give the source code, either along with the program or when people ask you for it. If you use GPL'd code and distribute the results and refuse to hand out the source code, the copyright holder of the GPL'd code can sue you for copyright violation. If you really meant code owned by the GNU project, the copyright holder is most likely the Free Software Foundation (FSF), and they would sue you, if it came to that. But you can easily tell who holds the copyright, just look for the copyright notice. Anyway, you should never use others' code without reading and understanding the licensing terms. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HASMAT--HA Software Mthds & Tools "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These are my opinions---Nortel Networks takes no responsibility for them. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
