On 5/12/08, Byron Jeff <byronjeff@clayton.edu> wrote:
> There's a misconception with the GPL/LGPL that you have to release your
> code to everyone. You only have to release the code to those you distrubute
> the product to. And you can have them sign an NDA so that they cannot
> further release that code to anyone else because of the NDA.
>
> End user means end user, not all users.

Then I am misadvised.

I've been told that once I distribute the GPL'ed code to my end users
with the GPL license intact, then that license gives them the right to
re-distribute the GPL'ed code.

Since I have made changes, and released my changes to them under the
same GPL license that I received the code under, then they have the
same rights to modify, use, and distribute all the code that has the
GPL license applied which I delivered to them.

Are you saying that there are legal insturments at my disposal which
allow me to override clause 1 of the GPL (V2):

"1.  You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program's
source code as you receive it, in any medium, provided that you
conspicuously and appropriately publish on each copy an appropriate
copyright notice and disclaimer of warranty; keep intact all the
notices that refer to this License and to the absence of any warranty;
and give any other recipients of the Program a copy of this License
along with the Program.

You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and
you may at your option offer warranty protection in exchange for a
fee. "

If so, I would like more information on this.

-Adam

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