Using OpenSource software in closed source componies (how ?)

[Boris shtrasman]

On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 6:30 AM, Orna Agmon Ben-Yehuda
<ladypine at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Boris,
> on his Haifux talk about legal issues, this is a tricky subject. The FSF
> compliance lab team ( http://www.fsf.org/licensing/team) supplies paid
> counseling for companies which wish to do what you want.
>

Before i say to my employer to pay someone i wish to be sure in what i say ,

For instance i do know that there is no problem with BSD license software
(invokation) or use of apache services.
I didn't know there any representatives of FSF in IL , i guess I should
start reading more israel LUGS.

And i know of many talented law and software people are reading this list.

The tricky thing is the intent of the license. As I understand, even if you
> follow the license to the letter, but not to the spirit, a judge may rule
> against you in court.
> I am not saying you can't do this, just that you need to legally verify
> your steps carefully (linux-il does not count).
>
>
Another thing Yoni said is that when you add exceptions etc. to the GPL, you
> take away freedoms, and it makes GPLv3 null and void. You have a special
> place where you can add non-legal personal statements, and that's it.
>
>
Is there a place to get the lecture ?

Orna.
>

Any way i'm going to ask this also on fsf mailing list  and Nmap's thank for
the help.

P.s
Sorry didn't see the messages till now..


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