Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] including a wireshark view in propietary software
I'm curious on another case: if they don't want to release all their
source code, but they are not selling. They only pass it to partners
for free.
Thanks,
Joshua
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Martin Visser <martinvisser99@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Joshua, GPL does not stop anyone selling the software, but it protects
> access to the source code. (Lots of people sell GPL software based
> solutions, but as long as they provide free access to the source code (and
> they can charge nominal costs for distribution of the source code) then this
> is OK).
> Regards, Martin
>
> MartinVisser99@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 9:47 AM, Joshua (Shiwei) Zhao <swzhao@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> So if someone modified Wireshark, they cannot sell that for commercial
>> purpose.
>> But is it ok if they simply pass that to a partner for free as a
>> coopoeration?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Joshua
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> > Alexander Göbel wrote:
>> >> Dear Wireshark developers,
>> >>
>> >> As a university student I just started working for an IT-engineering
>> >> chair. They are working on a software they plan to sell commercially.
>> >> I've read the GNU GPL and your FAQ as well but I still don't feel
>> >> competent enough to judge my situation here:
>> >> Would it be possible to include a view of Wireshark in one tab of this
>> >> program? Wireshark would be installed and run seperately of our
>> >> program,
>> >> but our program would start Wireshark and display it as a new tab
>> >> within
>> >> the program.
>> >> I think this can be considered to be "at arm's length", but I'm not
>> >> really sure.
>> >> What about just using a .dll in propietary software? The FAQ said that
>> >> would probably be a bad approach.
>> >>
>> >> Nothing of this has been realized yet, it's just in our minds so far.
>> >> Personally I love the idea of free software, but for this project my
>> >> hands are tied.
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for your efforts!
>> >> Best wishes
>> >> Alexander
>> >
>> > Hi Alexander,
>> >
>> > As the text says "at arm's length", which means something like
>> > communicating
>> > with Wireshark through the channels provided by the underlying OS (like
>> > pipes or
>> > even files) is oke. Incorporating compiled code and use it's external
>> > interfaces, like including a DLL does make the GNU GPL applicable to
>> > your software.
>> > If you can channel the Wireshark screen output through an OS mechanism
>> > into a
>> > view in your application that probably doesn't make the GNU GPL apply to
>> > your
>> > software.
>> > So far I haven't seen such integration of an GPL'ed application in
>> > another
>> > program, so I might have missed something.
>> >
>> > Thanx,
>> > Jaap
>> >
>> >
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