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

[Gareth Edwards]

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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