[Mimedefang] OT: Advanced Email System

[David F. Skoll]

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004 dimon at intellinetinc.com wrote:

> This is not a distribution, but a regular installation and support
> of the system, based on open source software. The same thing
> everyone does for their homes/companies. The only difference here
> would be that we are doing that as outsource IT consulting company
> service.

If you give someone a machine with software on it, that counts as
distribution.

If you are careful, you can probably keep your proprietary code separate,
and distribute source code for the open-source bits under the
appropriate licenses.  However, you have to be very careful that your
proprietary code does not constitute a "derivative work" of GPL'd software;
otherwise, you are obliged to distribute your proprietary code under
the GPL.

Regards,

David.