GPL specifics -- was: [Nel] Gamer question

[zen]

Thank you guys, for enlightening me 8-).  I neglected the keyword
'distrubte'.

Zen Jean
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vincent Archer" <archer@frmug.org>
To: <nel@nevrax.org>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: GPL specifics -- was: [Nel] Gamer question


> According to zen:
> > Hi Kai,
> >
> > To my understanding, you don't have to release the source code if you
don't
> > sell it, according to GPL. Surely you may release the code in
development,
> > but it's not obligatory.
>
> It's not "sell", it's "distribute". Even if you distribute it for free
> on some web site with anonymous public access, it's distribution, and the
> source must be available.
>
> A lot of projects release their source during development, but that's
> because they're highly distributed in nature, and it works better. The
> Ryzom team is working out of the same offices, and probably doesn't
> have the time to look at most would-be contributions at this stage.
>
> Once the initial release is done, they'll have time to further cooperate
> with the rest of the people out there.
>
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