Re: scope of linux in the corporates...

Arvin wrote:
hi,

I just wanted to know one thing...

If corporates use the software which is licensed under GPL to develop their
own software, should it also come under GPL ? If not, is there anything to
Usually the product of tools are not subject to the license of the
tools. It's a different story if you're and extending/using GPL'ed
software and libraries.


be done to make it a proprietary one ?
The copyright owner(s) can re/dual-license the program under a
license that does allow that.
Also, if the program is only used internally, you don't need to
provide the source code to others.
.

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