Hi,
There is a a company using Geoserver, but they somehow are able to cover that they use Geoserver appearently. However, when i ask for GetCapabilities function for their wms, an xml file is downloaded then, i can see the web server behind the app is geoserver because it is written in the xml. They declare that Web server is their own GIS Server. Is it legal to use geoserver by developping some code and interface and declare that it’s our own Web server.? Any punishment or something else?
GeoServer Web Map Service
A compliant implementation of WMS plus most of the SLD extension (dynamic styling). Can also generate PDF, SVG, KML, GeoRSS
WFS
WMS
GEOSERVER
Claudius Ptolomaeus
The ancient geographes INC
Chief geographer
Work
Alexandria
Egypt
[claudius.ptolomaeus@anonymised.com](mailto:claudius.ptolomaeus@anonymised.com)
NONE
NONE
application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="[http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink](http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink)" xlink:type="simple"
But specifically in this case, you are allowed to use GPL code however
you like. Usage is not governed by the license. There is no requirement
that you tell people what software your website is running.
The license only applies when you edit the source code and distribute
the new version to others. In this case that would be if the company was
making product and giving/selling that product to others, those others
would be entitled to receive all the code under GPL.
Thanks,
Alex
On 02/02/2015 01:24 PM, hasan kahraman wrote:
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From: hasan kahraman <hasanadsiz@anonymised.com>
Date: 2015-02-02 22:00 GMT+02:00
Subject: Geoserver Illegal Usage
To: geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Hi,
There is a a company using Geoserver, but they somehow are able to cover
that they use Geoserver appearently. However, when i ask for
GetCapabilities function for their wms, an xml file is downloaded then, i
can see the web server behind the app is geoserver because it is written in
the xml. They declare that Web server is their own GIS Server. Is it legal
to use geoserver by developping some code and interface and declare that
it's our own Web server.? Any punishment or something else?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE WMT_MS_Capabilities SYSTEM "http://
......../...../schemas/wms/1.1.1/WMS_MS_Capabilities.dtd">
<WMT_MS_Capabilities version="1.1.1" updateSequence="441">
<Service>
<Name>OGC:WMS</Name>
<Title>GeoServer Web Map Service</Title>
<Abstract>A compliant implementation of WMS plus most of the SLD
extension (dynamic styling). Can also generate PDF, SVG, KML,
GeoRSS</Abstract>
<KeywordList>
<Keyword>WFS</Keyword>
<Keyword>WMS</Keyword>
<Keyword>GEOSERVER</Keyword>
</KeywordList>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xlink:type="simple" xlink:href=" http://geoserver.sourceforge.net/html/index.php"/>
<ContactInformation>
<ContactPersonPrimary>
<ContactPerson>Claudius Ptolomaeus</ContactPerson>
<ContactOrganization>The ancient geographes
INC</ContactOrganization>
</ContactPersonPrimary>
<ContactPosition>Chief geographer</ContactPosition>
<ContactAddress>
<AddressType>Work</AddressType>
<Address/>
<City>Alexandria</City>
<StateOrProvince/>
<PostCode/>
<Country>Egypt</Country>
</ContactAddress>
<ContactVoiceTelephone/>
<ContactFacsimileTelephone/>
<ContactElectronicMailAddress>claudius.ptolomaeus@anonymised.com
</ContactElectronicMailAddress>
</ContactInformation>
<Fees>NONE</Fees>
<AccessConstraints>NONE</AccessConstraints>
</Service>
<Capability>
<Request>
<GetCapabilities>
<Format>application/vnd.ogc.wms_xml</Format>
<DCPType>
<HTTP>
<Get>
<OnlineResource xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xlink:type="simple"
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