Hello, Alain TAUCH a écrit : > On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:56:36 +0200 > Laurent Defert [Laurent] wrote: > > Laurent> Wormux is developped under the GNU General Public License (you can > find > Laurent> a copy of it along with wormux files, or it's available online here: > Laurent> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html ), and as stated in this license > Laurent> Wormux can't be selled in your terms. > Laurent> You'll be able redistribute Wormux for your platform only if it's > for free > Laurent> (only a fee for distribution can be asked, and I fear an USB key > won't > Laurent> cost you 150 euros), as long as you share with us any modification > you have > Laurent> done to the source code of wormux. > Laurent> So I think most of Wormux developpers would be really pleased to see > Laurent> Wormux included FOR FREE on your platform, but you can't redistribute > Laurent> it to produce an income. > > Hi, > > I think there is a misunderstanding of the GPL here. Anyone is free > to _sell_ a program released under the GPL whatever the price is. > But the source code shall be provided for free (or for a fee covering > the distribution) to anyone asking for it. > > I've not checked the details on their website, but if the sources > for the whole thing are made available to their customers there's > nothing wrong in regard to the GPL (the GPL implies some more > restrictions but this is not the point we debate here).
I thought the original poster probably already knew about the GPL, their system being based on a slackware system. That would have been what I replied though, with only one additional restriction: the GPL licensing be somewhat prominent. But we fall in a case of tivoisation/freebox matter: the arcade system can be rented and, even if bought, the recipient is the buyer of this system (pub or arcade mall owner), not the ones that are going to play on it. One last point, Emthesis Development does not have anything to share with the wormux project, only with the end user. They would have of course many things to win by having upstream support, of course. Which makes me think that I wouldn't agree contributing under the GPL3. Best regards, Kurosu _______________________________________________ Wormux-dev mailing list Wormux-dev@gna.org https://mail.gna.org/listinfo/wormux-dev
