Redistributing open source software

sonicman · Regular Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 64

I have a question, The way I understand it I can redistribute open source software and some I could sell if I wanted. I have a website based on PHP Nuke, I am running RavenNuke 76, I was wondering could I add RavenNuke to my downloads section along with other popular PHP nuke addons does this violate anything Thanks

hitwalker · Sells PC To Pay For Divorce Joined: Posts: 5661

this has been discussed a few times.
rules about this have been clearly explained by numerous members including raven.
search the forum and it will it will give a few results. Wink

montego · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:28 am

Please read Raven's distribution files. He specifically asks for you to point your download to his download page and not host this download directly. Since it is GPL, you are free to do what you want (within the guidlines), but the right thing to do is respect the wishes of the "author"...

fkelly · Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:28 am

To supplement what Montego said, aside from being the right thing to do it is the intelligent thing to do. Raven maintains the distribution. At any point he might make a correction to a f ile. He may or may not put a notice about the correction out. Even if he did you may or may not notice it. You'll have an outdated copy of the files and people will be downloading them and dealing with the issues that are corrected at the source. Or Raven may create a new distribution that supercedes the old, but leave the old for archival purposes. You may not see that and you'll leave the old one without the new one and people visiting your site will think they are getting the most current.

So just put a link to the source. It saves you disk space and bandwidth and it's best for the users too.

sonicman · Regular Joined: Apr 17, 2005 Posts: 64

Thanks Guys

fkelly
I see your from the albany NY area, I am from the saratoga area, moved to MO about 8 years ago, I will add the link to Ravens site, I like the fact that I will not have to deal with the outdated issue