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Having software connect to a server to check if you've paid for it is still allowed. You just have to provide source code. However, you don't have to provide th
by ethanwillis 6y ago
Having software connect to a server to check if you've paid for it is still allowed. You just have to provide source code. However, you don't have to provide the source code for the software running on the remote server.
- ethanwillis 6y agoIn either case this is all a moot point because you don't have to go full GNU to provide source code to paying customers. This still happens in some enterprise situations with contracts in place to assign legal liability for sharing the code for free to other people while still respecting the freedom of the software users to have access to the source code.