[License-discuss] Is what's made with Open Source, Open Source?

[Lawrence Rosen]

Gareth, it all depends on what is a "work based on the Program." See GPLv2 §0, part of which is copied below. Opinions on that definition differ. 

 

Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program). Whether that is true depends on what the Program does.

 

I marvel at licenses that say "Whether that is true depends on what the Program does." :-)  

 

Sorry, no help with your question here.

 

/Larry 

 

 

From: Gareth Edwards [mailto:gareth.edwards at rapid-is.co.uk] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 4:34 AM
To: license-discuss at opensource.org
Subject: [License-discuss] Is what's made with Open Source, Open Source?

 

Hi there,

The London Borough of Camden, here in the UK, are keen proponents of Open Source and have sponsored the creation of a drag and drop app builder, Rapid. http://www.rapid-is.co.uk (for desktop and mobile, check it out ;) ) 

The big thing everyone wants to know (and no-one seems to be able to answer), is are the apps made with Rapid also Open Source, i.e. are app creators obliged to share the code and files for apps they've made using Rapid with the rest of the Rapid community? 

Rapid currently has a GPLv3 license with no further special provisions. If the Rapid apps themselves were automatically Open Source this would really benefit local government. 

I'm wondering would this happen automatically (as a Rapid app can't run without the Rapid platform)? Or would there need to be an addition to the license? Or is ensuring all apps made with Rapid are shared even permissible with GPLv3, or any other Open Source license?

Many thanks,

Gareth 





Gareth Edwards

Rapid Information Systems Ltd.

http://www.rapid-is.co.uk

gareth.edwards at rapid-is.co.uk <mailto:gareth.edwards at rapid-is.co.uk> 

Office : +44(0)2081239508 

Mobile : +44(0)7818830430

 

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