(Semi-OT) Re: [Fxruby-users] Licensing question - I can make money, right?

[Rich <ri...@li...>]

>
> I'd suggest that you get explicit permission from the various authors to
do
> what you intend to do.
>

Good point, and easy enough to do. Thanks!!

> btw, as Ruby is an interpreted language, I'm curious as to how you are
going
> to hide your intellectual property from prying eyes. I was under the,
perhaps
> incorrect, impression that it is technically impossible. Doesn't that
render

3 easy steps:

1. Make sure that the 'prying' eyes aren't able to get your client - even if
they get your source code.

2. The 1% that could get the source wouldn't bother with competing - I'm a
little company.

3. Plus a lot of the projects I'm involved in are one time deals. After I'm
payed they are free to do what they want with what they have, I just don't
want to have to be _required_ to 'give' them the source code. Technically
I've given it to them already, but they don't know that, and I don't want to
have to tell them that. I want them to come to me for modifications /
scope-creep.

Consider it social-engineering... for defense not offense.

> these discussions somewhat moot especially when one remembers that there
is
> absolutely no restriction on selling GPL software or services.
>

I'm curious as to how this applies. I'm not asking how it applies to be
obnoxious - I really don't know. I think what you're trying to tell me is
that I give them the source code to the project, and simply charge them for
the time I've spent creating the code... rather than charging them for the
code? That's what I had intended to do. Again, I just don't want to be
_forced_ to 'release' my source code for a project involving FXRuby where I
made money.

I really appreciate the discussion we're having, but I wonder if we're not
the only ones who care... maybe this would be better left for our brains
instead of the email servers... :-) Thanks!

-Rich