RE: [Snort-devel] GPL/Open Source: Naieve Question

[Vkmobile <vkmobile () aol com>]

Hmmm....My understanding (and i am not a lawyer) is that GPL 
specifically says that anyone is free to distribute the software or 
products that are based on it. Linux is under GPL and many people 
distribute it and sell it and even sell products based on it.

Marc Norton wrote:

> My understanding is that anyone can use the snort code and program
> either personally or in their place of business.  Patents inhibit you
> from reselling any snort based product without a licensing arrangement
> with the patent holders.  I believe there are other open source codes
> that have patents on them.




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