Hi! On Don, 2012-11-15 at 23:34 +0200, Mohammed Gamal wrote: [...]
It also depends on what you mean by 'use'. If it is 'using' the GPLv2
Yes - and "use" can mean a lot in that context: From pure in-house usage (e.g. a CVS server used for a proprietary product) over providing CVS repos to the outside (e.g. some hypothetical company which just sells CVS repo access and support) - with or without patching it - up to (re-)using sourcecode of it (or the complete sourcecode) in some other own product. [ List may not be complete;-) ] So without exact knowing, what they do with it (and what not) in what way, one cannot write more specific hints than - basically - "follow the rules of the license". GPLv2 is actually short and simple enough to be readable and understandable by not-lawyers. There are books providing more explanation and - of course - the Internet is full of discussions about this ..... [ Full quote deleted ] Bernd -- Bernd Petrovitsch Email : bernd@petrovitsch.priv.at LUGA : http://www.luga.at