On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 07:57:32 +0000, lester@... wrote:

>To start the discussion again, because I lost it here years
>ago.
>
>I build systems which are mainly hardware, and the software
>just makes them work. The propriatry stuff is all related to
>talking to specialist hardware, but even that is evaporating
>nowadays.
>
>I am using Firebird, along with Builder5, IBO, FastReport
>and providing a finished system ( we still install W98 or NT
>but that is a different problem <g> ). I have licences to
>distribute B5, IBO and FastReport, and the end customers
>have no interest in the source of the applications - we just
>have to maintain 24/7 operation where appropriate, and fix
>bugs that cause problems.
>
>So the question -
>
>Do I have to worry about the the in's and out's of GPL or
>any other conditions?

Until it's officially changed (and someone post this on SourceForge
and FirebirdSQL.org), Firebird and InterBase Open are licensed on
the same way as Netscape Open (aka Mozilla). You can do anything
you want, but have to post public the modifications on the engine
itself. It's the idea of the actual license (this is no legal advice, although).

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[]s Fabricio
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