[development] Modules that integrate non-GPL PHP apps violate the GPL.

Thomas Barregren thomas at webbredaktoren.se
Fri Aug 31 23:35:54 UTC 2007


David Strauss skrev:
> Thomas Barregren wrote:
>   
>>> To avoid this sort of GPL Hell, we have very specific terms on which we
>>> work with clients:
>>>
>>> (1) The client owns the work we do specifically for them.
>>>
>>> (2) The client licenses .module files and their dependencies back to us
>>> under the GPL, version 2, and all future versions as published by the
>>> FSF.
>>>
>>> The terms of (2) mean their internal staff can contribute to the
>>> project, but the final working modules are licensed back to us in a
>>> GPL-clean way that allows us to return the work to the community.
>>>       
>> The other way around works as well. You can keep the intellectual
>> property rights yourself and license the software under GPL to your
>> customer.
>>     
>
> Doing it that way requires that the client transfer ownership of even
> their own employees' work on the project back to us. That's a lot harder
> to convince a client to do considering that they're paying you to do the
> work.
>   

The other way around approach is easy to use if you can isolate a module 
on which only your guys/gals work on. If the project team is a mix of 
your and your customers employees, I think your approach (which I never 
had though of - thank you) is better.

Regards,
Thomas


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