Publishing a GPL without a GPL???

[D1nk]

Hi BHW programmers and developers, I recently came across a GPL licensed Source Code, liked it so modified it in the idea to commercialize.

Only later I discovered that if I want to distribute/commercialize, I have to give away the code for free after getting paid and they can just sell it for free!!!. It's how the license works but makes no sense. Is there a way around this? Where I sell modified GPL software (attribute developer, even donate them) without making the source code open??

No lectures, only reply if you know the way.

I understand these: (so don't waste time saying)

• "then don't develop on top of open-source"
• the developer's idea of "freedom" and all that.

I just don't want someone to take my code and put it on some free site the get all my traffic.

 

[imanseptian]

Sell the service as in SAAS.

 

[D1nk]

Sell the service as in SAAS.

SO let's say I have this CRM with little focus on UI and other elements but functionality is great. So I take the code and upgrade the design and functionality by a ton, now it's like Pipedrive.

So can I just SaaS the Pipedrive I just made??

When am I required to release the source code? I thought I modify I have to release it.

 

[Dopious]

When am I required to release the source code?

When you offer your plugin/software to the public, if you launch a saas, you only use it private in your business on your servers, nothing to download. Your offering a service, not the software.

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[D1nk]

Can't thank you enough @RoiBox and @imanseptian You have cleared so many quested I had.

Now, I better get work on this SaaS.