Open Source
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- sparker0
open-source doesn't negate copyright. any code written by a programmer is copyright to that programmer.
if i develop a custom application that stores images in a database for later use...then that finished product is copyright to me.
side note:
copyright pertains to completed works, not the materials used to create them. as a painter, the painting you created is copyright to you, the brushes you used are not.i can write an open-source application using a (seamingly) proprietary framework (.net, asp, c, pascal, etc). the language isn't mine, but the product is.
the gpl protects a creators personal copyright while giving an open-source license to his/her product.
the app is still mine, but i 'allow' (through the gpl) anyone to obtain it, modify it, and redistribute it if they so choose.