I am not an expert nor a lawyer but ... On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Michael Conklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Spencer Graves wrote: > >> If you want to hide the fact that you are using R -- especially > if >you charge people for your software that uses R clandestinely -- > that's a >violation of the license (GPL). I doubt if anyone associated > with R would >bother with a lawsuit, but a competitor who offers related > software might. > >> >> Best Wishes, >> Spencer > > Do I understand the implication of the license correctly (forgive my > ignorance here). > > If I analyze a client's data using an R script I created then I can > charge the client a $20,000 consulting fee, but, if I let the client > push the button to execute the R script and charge him 10 cents for the > privilege then I can be sued for violating the GPL? Or are my
I think you cannot be sued for the second either. In fact, the status of the code behind web-based applications was part of the reason for the creation of the Affero GPL. Some of the provisions in the Affero license, I think, were initially supposed to have been included in the GPL 3, but they finally weren't. These links might be relevant: http://www.affero.org/oagf.html http://fsfeurope.org/projects/gplv3/fisl-rms-transcript.en.html#q20-affero http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#TOCUnreleasedMods Since R is covered by the GPL, not the Affero license, I think you cannot be sued. (That said, I personally use the Affero license for all our web-based stuff). > assumptions on the first part also incorrect and R can only be used for > the free betterment of mankind? > I think that cynical remark is totally out of line. R. > Mike > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > -- Ramon Diaz-Uriarte Statistical Computing Team Structural Biology and Biocomputing Programme Spanish National Cancer Centre (CNIO) http://ligarto.org/rdiaz Phone: +34-91-224-6900 ext. 3019 ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
