AW: Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios 3.0,natively windows codes,support mysql,support agentless monitor , new web interface,more,Greatly

[Thomas Mitchell]

Hello

The Main Problem I see with OP5 that the software they sale. Nagios / Cacti / 
NTOP is not mention in there website or there brochures. even the screen shots 
seems like the logos has been stripped( source code changed?). so its very 
similiar to saker soft case. since original code has been altered. i know there 
is an organization who deals with those kind of problems called "GPL 
Violations" and can be located at http://gpl-violations.org/
there is also another company called IT Ground Work which also provides 
solutions based on Nagios. but in there case seems like they did everything 
right. they specify that nagios engine as been used. and only new proprietary 
web interface. the configuration web interface they provide to download as GPL.
WMI plugins as GPL and more.

as far as i know. selling proffesional services under nagios with pre compiled 
unmodified binaries and source included is allowed.

The case of shipping proprietary software with unmodified GPL software is also 
allowed. as long as you provide the trademarks, Author Info and the GPL license 
agreement and of course the source code of the GPL if anything has been 
modified. This form of distributionshas been done by several companies like: 
ORACLE, Redhat, Funk and others.

Regards 

Thomas Mitchell




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