From what I read, you're only required to distribute the used GPL source code if you plan on distributing the source to your application. If I want to make a commercial application using as a basis some GPL source code and building on it. But I only want to distribute the binaries, nothing in the GPL stops me from doing so, does it? -- St�phane Richard Senior Software and Technology Supervisor http://www.totalweb-inc.com For all your hosting and related needs "Stephane Richard" wrote in message news:SNu%a.2759$N37.205@nwrdny02.gnilink.net... > I guess Ada does many wonderful things...hehehehe > > -- > St�phane Richard > Senior Software and Technology Supervisor > http://www.totalweb-inc.com > For all your hosting and related needs > "Chad R. Meiners" wrote in message > news:bhlsip$1dls$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu... > > > > "Georg Bauhaus" wrote in message > > news:bhld8s$6v5$2@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de... > > > Chad R. Meiners wrote: > > > : While I did make $10 once for programming a neighbor's VCR, I would > > hardly > > > : call that 'type' of programming a profession ;-) > > > > > > I a sense though it is, here. > > > > What?!!? I don't know about how things work in the rest of the world, but > > when your parents ask you to drive over and help your neighbor with their > > VCR problem, you go over and help them out. Now it is not my fault if > they > > wanted to treat me to ice cream and give me $10 as a reward. I acted in > > charity, and they responded with charity. Such actions are common in the > > Midwestern US. How does that covert my profession from "student" to "VCR > > programmer"? > > > > > >