Re: [Tripwire-dev] A quick note about participation

[Henry Z. <kde...@ho...>]

Ron, can you post the first version of the contract? Maybe that will clarify 
what it is you're trying to accomplish, even if it isn't the final product.

H


>From: Matthew Copeland <mat...@de...>
>To: Henry Zektser <kde...@ho...>
>CC: tri...@li...
>Subject: Re: [Tripwire-dev] A quick note about participation
>Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:28:09 -0600
>
> > In the words of Dr. Evil: riiiiiiiight. I'm not a big GPL expert, but as 
>I
> > understood Ron's email, he want's us to sign over the code in the sense 
>that
> > it stays GPL in the GPL version of tripwire, but, if they chose to
> > incorporate it into their commercial tripwire product (enterprise or
> > something isnt it?), we can't sue them or ask for money or anything.
> > Basically, giving them the right to use our code in a derived commercial
> > product gratis. I don't see the need for a contract here though, since 
>many
> > people use things like mozilla in commercial products for nothin. Ron, 
>am I
> > wrong? I don't mean to shove words in your mouth, just my .02c.
> >
>
>I thought Ron was implying that they have a commercial version that has
>other goodies in it that aren't in the GPL version, and they are wanting
>to incorporate the patches made to the GPLed version back into the
>commercial non GPLed version.  Can you clarify for us Ron?  What I was
>referring to is that the non GPLed version could have code from the GPLed
>version inserted into it, and cause the whole thing to fall under the GPL
>even with the contracts.  If the commercial version were under the GPL on
>the other hand as Henry has implied, then there is no need for these
>contract things at all.
>
>Matthew
>
>
>
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