Re: [Fsfe-uk] Free software jobs

[Rob Myers]

Dave Crossland wrote:
> On 12/01/2008, Noah Slater <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 12, 2008 at 11:38:09AM +0000, Alex Hudson wrote:
> > > You have to at least give them an offer to the source, but you don't
> > > have to give them the source unless they ask (which I would imagine they
> > > wouldn't).
> > ... and how you must do so is clearly specified in the licence text.
>
> ... and which may be longer than the period they are "renting" it for.

I don't think it's possible to rent GPL software. The requirement that 
you stop using it after a certain date or if you stop paying would be an 
extra restriction that the GPL would not allow.

(Sorry if I'm mangling the content of this thread. :-) )

- Rob.