If you choose GPLv3, then anyone down stream are required to use GPLv3. That's the requirement of the license.
However, in general, using open source does not mean your program will have to be open source. You are, however, constrained by the license of the open source software you choose to use, so choose them wisely. As an borough council initiative, you should have access to lawyer. Ask them for their legal opinion if you are not sure. Best Regards, Cinly ***** I do not read footer and will not be bounded by them. If they are legally enforceable then this one always triumph yours. On 10 June 2015 at 12:33, Gareth Edwards <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there, > > The London Borough of Camden, here in the UK, are keen proponents of Open > Source and have sponsored the creation of a drag and drop app builder, > Rapid. http://www.rapid-is.co.uk (for desktop and mobile, check it out ;) > ) > > The big thing everyone wants to know (and no-one seems to be able to > answer), is are the apps made with Rapid also Open Source, i.e. are app > creators obliged to share the code and files for apps they've made using > Rapid with the rest of the Rapid community? > > Rapid currently has a GPLv3 license with no further special provisions. If > the Rapid apps themselves were automatically Open Source this would really > benefit local government. > > I'm wondering would this happen automatically (as a Rapid app can't run > without the Rapid platform)? Or would there need to be an addition to the > license? Or is ensuring all apps made with Rapid are shared even > permissible with GPLv3, or any other Open Source license? > > Many thanks, > > Gareth > > > > Gareth Edwards > > *Rapid Information Systems Ltd.* > > *http://www.rapid-is.co.uk <http://www.rapid-is.co.uk>* > > [email protected] > > Office : +44(0)2081239508 > > Mobile : +44(0)7818830430 > > > _______________________________________________ > License-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss > >
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