PICnet Blog » legal http://blog.picnet.net All the PICnet news that's fit to print. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:54:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Debunking General Public License (GPL) myths http://blog.picnet.net/2006/08/30/debunking-general-public-license-gpl-myths/ http://blog.picnet.net/2006/08/30/debunking-general-public-license-gpl-myths/#comments Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:06:33 +0000 Ryan Ozimek http://www.picnet.net/blog/2006/08/30/debunking-general-public-license-gpl-myths/ GPL LogoIt’s so easy for us in the open source world to get confused about what exactly the GPL covers, and what it doesn’t. Today, IT Manager’s Journal published a great story that interviewed three key lawyers about the general myths spread through the open source community about GPL, and provide great answers to misconceptions such as:

  • The GPL is viral
  • The GPL is unenforceable
  • You can’t charge for GPL software
  • The “liberty or death” clause applies absolutely

…and more. Definitely worth a read for anyone doing open source development, especially all you third-party Joomla component providers.

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