Gregory is almost correct. You CAN charge for changes you've made to GPL
code, but you MUST (based on the license), include your altered code as
well.
Which means Alex will make $20 from the first person that buys the code, and
that person can post the code to the lists (sorry Alex...).
The actual clause is:
For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether
gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that
you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the
source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their
rights.
The GPL is distributed with each copy of the client code :) :) :)
Now, if Alex wrote everything in a different language (C, C++, Java, PL/1)
he'd be set :)
Again, sorry Alex :)
Charles Daminato
Product Manager (ccTLDs)
Tucows Inc. - chuck@tucows.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dev-list@opensrs.org [mailto:owner-dev-list@opensrs.org]On
> Behalf Of Gregory Neil Shapiro
> Sent: February 16, 2001 2:29 PM
> To: alex@dayak.com
> Cc: dev-list@opensrs.org
> Subject: Re: RENEW.CGI w/ Signio/Verisign integration almost complete.
>
>
> alex> I've hacked up a very functional (and almost complete)
> renew.cgi with
> alex> bits and pieces from reg_system.cgi with Signio/Verisign
> integration.
>
> alex> I'm thinking of selling the patches for this for $20 a pop.
> What say
> alex> you all? Anyone interested?
>
> Sigh, OpenSRS is supposed to be an "open" forum for
> registrations. Selling
> a patch just seems against the whole OpenSRS way of thinking to me. I
> guess I'm just an open source guy at heart.
>
> Although I personally do not like the the GPL, you may not be able to sell
> your patch since your code is based on GPL code. You better check the
> license.
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