[OSGeo-Discuss] Licensing

[Mateusz Loskot]

Ravi wrote:
> Wish to know does this violate licensing. Qgis is just as an example,
> it can be Grass or Ossim or any other Open GIS as well
> 
> Example: I love Qgis and I have added some code to Qgis as a C++
> programmer, thus giving the necessary customization for my specific
> client. I compile it and distribute the Executable, as part of my
> package deal. Does this violate any license of Qgis.

Yes, it does.

I recommend to read this:

http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/public-license-explained

Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org