On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 09:33:46AM -0400, M. Adam Davis wrote:
> 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.

Actually you are right and I am wrong. I misread it.

> 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.

That is correct.

> 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.

Again correct.

> 
> 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.

Only for your own employees. This is my misreading. Work for hire is not
considered a distribution.

> 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.

My mistake. I apologize. You can find Stallman's response to the question
here:

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2001-07/msg01342.html

BAJ
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