[streaming] Re: • Question about the use and the diffusion of your soft ( VLC Media Player )

[Benjamin Pracht]

On Wed, May 25, 2005, OLIVIER MARCOUX wrote :
>        
>                      VideoLAN Team
> 
> 
>    Hello,
> 
>  We are group of students working on the development of a new form of 
> computer. And we would like to can watch films on this computer. So, 
> we would like to install your very good player on our prototype before 
> selling it
 
> So we must know if the free licence of your soft, enables us to sell 
> it with our product when it will be finished. We are waiting for your 
> answer to continue our project.
>  
> Olivier Marcoux and the Computainer Project Team   
> 

Well, Videolan's sorfware are distributes under the terms of the gpl.
For answers to frequent questions on this license (and particularly on
the issue you have here), I advise you to have a look at the FAQ edited
by the Free software fundation : 

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html

Particularly, the section "Distribution of programs released under the
GPL" should interest you.

Basically, you can sell a GPL software, but you must provide a copy of
the text of the GPL along, and either supply the code source of the
program and of its dependancies, or offer to send them per ordinary mail
upon request.


-- 
BigBen

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