Thanks Damjan.
Can i do this case.
my staff go to customer site and install asterisk (or callweaver).
after that they copy comercial and closesource module (like a billing
or ivr)   in to the box
I can do right ?

Dome C.


On 5/23/07, Damjan Jovanovic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-05-23 at 12:28 +0700, Dome Charoenyost wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Can someone tell me about GPL License ?
> > Why digium can sell g729 comercial module ?
>
> They sell you a licence to the g729 patent. You can legally use the
> other (free and open-source) g729 libraries in countries where g729
> isn't patented, or if you buy patent licences yourself (which is
> expensive, because the smallest quantity you can buy is tens of
> thousands).
>
> > Nor effect to Asterisk GPL license ?
>
> > same case some company make linux kernel module and distribute under
> > comercial license
>
> The GPL governs DISTRIBUTION, not USAGE. You can't DISTRIBUTE commercial
> software mixed with GPL software (a Linux distro can't ship nVidia's
> closed-source kernel module because the kernel is GPL) but you can USE
> GPL software any way you like (you can download nVidia's kernel module
> and install it yourself).
>
> Similarly a company that mixes GPL and commercial closed-source software
> internally does not have to follow the GPL, but if they give it to
> anyone else (ie. distribute it) they do.
>
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Dome C.
>
> Damjan
>
>
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