[Qgis-developer] QIGS GPL -> LGPL - Tigers, Lions and Bears Oh My!

[jr.morreale at enoreth.net]

On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:03:56 +0100, Marco Hugentobler wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 17. November 2011, 10.22:10 schrieb Noli Sicad:
>> OK. I understand now.
>>
>> However, if you sell the plugin or give it to the third party, then
>> this is consider - public release, right?
>
> I'm not 100% sure here, the GNU faq says:
>
> But if you release the modified version to the public in some way, 
> the GPL
> requires you to make the modified source code available to the
> program's users,
> under the GPL.
>
> 'the program's user' would then be the one you hand out the binary 
> version?

It would be any user getting their hands on this binary. If your client 
gives a copy to his friend then his friend has the right to the source 
(it doesn't mean that YOU have to the one sending the source).