Re: PostGIS in a commercial project

On 10/27/2011 04:24 PM, Chris Travers wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Martijn van Oosterhout
> <kleptog@svana.org>  wrote:
>
>> I note in the OPs case they are relying on the customer to install
>> PostGIS.  The GPL only applies to *redistribution* not usage.  So if
>> you're not supplying your customers with PostGIS then the fact that
>> it's GPL seems completely irrelevent.
>>
> Also as a note here, if linking implied derivation, then all software
> that ran on Windows would be illegal to distribute without Microsoft's
> permission......   Yet at least here in the US, jailbreaking an iPhone
> is legal in the opinion of the Copyright Office because it allows fair
> use of the device, namely installing apps that Apple hasn't otherwise
> authorized.  So I'd generally agree with the assessment above.

Not to be a killjoy but unless any of us is an attorney, I suggest we
defer to a person with a law degree. This seems more like a question for
the SFLC than for the general community.

JD


>
> Best Wishes,
> Chris Travers
>


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