[Gluster-devel] License for product

[Amye Scavarda]

This is probably more than we can answer on the mailing lists, but I'm
happy to work with you off-list to get you an answer.
Gluster's dual license under GPLV2 and LGPLV3+ makes this a
complicated question, more so than it seems on the surface.

Thanks!
- amye


On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 10:42 PM, Ji-Hyeon Gim <potatogim at gluesys.com> wrote:
>
> On 2017년 07월 18일 10:41, Taehwa Lee wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I’ve been developing a product using glusterfs within my team.
>>
>>
>> I want to know issues about license when I use glusterfs as product.
>>
>>
>> Q1. What should I do when I use glusterfs which is modified by myself.
>>
>
> AFAIK, GlusterFS follows GPLv3 license so you should obey that in the
> same manner with including GPLv3 license file copied in order to let it
> be under the GPLv3. and you must open any code which modified according
> to your needs.
>
>
>> Q2. I’ve developed a management and monitoring software for gluster
>> and things for cluster system.
>> Should I open this source codes ?
>>
>
> If your software is placed in same memory area with GlusterFS
> library(Static/Dynamic linkage with them), it is "derived work" be under
> the GPL so you must be open for it. However you will not need to open it
> probably if you just use executable.
>
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Taehwa Lee
>> Gluesys Co.,Ltd.
>> alghost.lee at gmail.com <mailto:alghost.lee at gmail.com>
>> +82-10-3420-6114, +82-70-8785-6591
>> -----------------------------------------
>>
>
> Best regards.
>
> --
>
> Ji-Hyeon Gim
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>
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