<div dir="ltr"><div><div>If you choose GPLv3, then anyone down stream are required to use GPLv3. That's the requirement of the license. <br><br></div>However, in general, using open source does not mean your program will have to be open source. You are, however, constrained by the license of the open source software you choose to use, so choose them wisely.<br><br></div>As an borough council initiative, you should have access to lawyer. Ask them for their legal opinion if you are not sure.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best Regards,<br>Cinly<br><br>*****<br>I do not read footer and will not be bounded by them. If they are
legally enforceable then this one always triumph yours.</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 June 2015 at 12:33, Gareth Edwards <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gareth.edwards@rapid-is.co.uk" target="_blank">gareth.edwards@rapid-is.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Hi there,<br>
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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. <a href="http://www.rapid-is.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.rapid-is.co.uk</a> (for desktop and mobile,
check it out ;) ) <br>
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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? <br>
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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. <br>
<br>
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?<br>
<br>
Many thanks,<br>
<br>
Gareth <br>
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<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Gareth Edwards</span></p>
<p style="margin:0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Rapid Information Systems
Ltd.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.rapid-is.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.rapid-is.co.uk</a></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:gareth.edwards@rapid-is.co.uk" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">gareth.edwards@rapid-is.co.uk</span></a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Office : <a href="tel:%2B44%280%292081239508" value="+442081239508" target="_blank">+44(0)2081239508</a> </span></p>
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