[Asterisk-Users] GPL thoughts

[Michael Giagnocavo]

Well, config files don't link or form part of the program itself, so even if
they were compiled, it wouldn't fall under GPL. GPL concerns the source, not
input or output (otherwise everything that ever dealt with a GPL program
would have to be GPL'd).

-Michael

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Adam Hart
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 10:33 PM
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] GPL thoughts

Remember the requirements of GPL is regarding distribution, not use, you 
can do what ever you like with it internally, with no requirement to 
publish it. Config files being GPL doesn't really make sense as you 
would only ever be distributing them as they are anyway (not compiling them)

GPL in a simple sense (feeling free to correct me on this) is "if you 
give some the binary of software containing source under GPL, you must 
also give them the source"

-Adam

Ronald Wiplinger wrote:
> I have just a quick question:
> 
> Are the configuration files are covered from GPL ???
> 
> I doubt so, but would like to make sure. The configuration files 
> (/etc/asterisk/* ) include passwords, which I hardly would like that it
must 
> be public ;-)
> 
> My thinking is to get my work somehow paid, by creating special
configuration 
> files for special solutions.
> 
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