Drupal as SaaS? any conflict with the GNU GPL?

By headpotters on 11 Jan 2010 at 16:43 UTC

Hi,

I've developped a web based portal using drupal with my own modules and I'm thinking of making a profit out of it... but I dont want to be in conflict with the GNU GPL... so this is my idea :
-hosting th web site myself (and keep the code for me) and giving access to users for a monthly fee for exemple...

Is that ok with the GPL? or do I have to give up all the source code to my "clients" ?

thanks !!!
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WorldFallz commented 11 January 2010 at 17:09

before embarking on a business, you'll want to consult a lawyer experienced in software licensing, but in the meantime see http://drupal.org/licensing/faq.

thx! well then from I've read

headpotters commented 11 January 2010 at 18:23

thx!
well then from what I've read it looks like a yes... right?
any other opinion?

i'm not a legal expert but

polluxmr2 commented 12 January 2010 at 05:08

i'm not a legal expert but selling a service that is provided by an open source software package is completely fine. taking drupal and turning around and selling it as your own software is NOT fine. at the end of the day, if you are charging for content / service, then you should be fine.