On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Herbert Graf wrote: > On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 13:40 -0500, Mark Rages wrote: >> Can you explain how the GPL does not allow you to change the software >> to suit your needs? > > I suppose it depends what your needs are. > > GPL has often been considered very "virus" like, it's presence in your > project effects much more then just the chunk of GPL code you're using. > > If your needs are keeping your projects' code closed (i.e. a very common > situation is NDA agreements restricting how open you can be with your > code), there are very few ways you can make use of any GPL code. > > TTYL You are talking about distribution. You are still free to change the GPL software to suit your needs. You are required to provide source code only if you distribute derived works. Regards, Mark markrages@gmail -- Mark Rages, Engineer Midwest Telecine LLC markrages@midwesttelecine.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist