Thanks for taking the time to post these thoughtful comments, they help clear up what kind of person we're dealing with. As entertaining as this have been, let's put this point to death for the sake of other serious users that may get misinformed reading your posts. Here is what GNU says about their own GPL:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLCommerciallyThey also explicitly state that: "You cannot incorporate GPL-covered software in a proprietary system. The goal of the GPL is to grant everyone the freedom to copy, redistribute, understand, and modify a program"
That is GNU, you do know a lot of people use a modified version of that. Including MYSQL which allows commercial use, but clearly you don't understand that. You never said GNU GPL you just said GPL
You do know you can use open source code, if you read the licensing agreement and give credit where credit is due. Hence why it is open source, for people to use and build upon. You also make reference to a team, if someone on your team is lawyer and didn't point that out then he should fired LOL Also did you know mysql is open source you better not use it. LMAO Thank you for the laughs, with your commercial fail project LMAO
Unfortunately it's not as simple as you put it. You are mistaken. While there are numerous open-source licenses, they are typically restrictive in how you can "freely" use them. Most of them, including GPL, would require you to release your derivative work that's based on the open-source code or at least make it available upon request. Others may have different sets of restrictions. There are of course situations where it "can" be used, but that's not the norm as you are suggestion.
My team does not have a lawyer, as I do not represent a company, but I'm well-vested in the software industry to know what to avoid.
You are also confused about "using" open-source software like MySQL and "incorporating" the open-source code into your own. They are distinctly different.
Also, whether the project fails or succeeds, should have no effect on the developers as this is strictly contract work for deliverable that is NOT based on profits.
just quoting to make sure you don't edit your failness
I can tell you don't work in the "Software Industry" cause even people in college know that. Also what kind of person am I? A person that knows a lot of about this stuff, that has developed real world commercial applications. I have also sold rights of software libraries I have created to companies. So I think I know what I am talking about you on the other hand obviously have no clue.
