Re: PostGIS in a commercial project

2011/10/24 Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net>:
> Eduardo Morras, 21.10.2011 20:53:
>>>
>>> Now PostGIS is licensed under the GPL and I wonder if we can use it
>>> in a commercial (customer specific) project then. The source code
>>> will not be made open source, but of course the customer will get
>>> the source code.
>>>
>>> Is it still OK to use the GPL licensed PostGIS in this case? Is
>>> that then considered a derivative work because the application will
>>> not work without PostGIS?
>>
>> If it's pure GPL, then postgresql is automagically relicenced to GPL,
>> because postgresql allows relicencing and GPL force it to be GPL.
>> Your source code must be in GPL too. Remember, it's a virus licence
>> and has the same problem that Midas king had.
>
> Thanks for the answer.
>
> I think we'll better be safe than sorry and we will not use PostGIS then.

It doesn't mean, so you must to publish your source code on net. Your
codes have to be available to your customers. That is all. You can
distribute your product as service, and then you don't need to show
your codes.

Regards

Pavel Stehule

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> Regards
> Thomas
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