#GHOSTSCRIPT COMMERCIAL LICENSE PRICE SOFTWARE#

#GHOSTSCRIPT COMMERCIAL LICENSE PRICE SOFTWARE#

Take care to ensure that during network deployment that there is no code change that could invoke the source code availability obligation.В This special requirement of AGPL is in Section 13 see the GNU web site for more details.Д«ottom line, if you distribute our software, or make the functionality of the software available to users interacting with it remotely through a computer network, you must share your source code.Д¬orresponding Source вЂ“ If you combine our software with other software, you might have further obligations under AGPL that you would not have under our alternative commercial license.В The conditions of AGPL require you to provide the Corresponding Source code for any binaries you distribute.В This may include source code for your application.

Network Use вЂ“ However, AGPL also has some conditions even if you are not distributing the software.В For example, if you are using the software on your own company's equipment, but you are making the functionality of the software available to users interacting with it remotely through a computer network, and you make any change to the software, you must make the source code for your changed version available to users of the software. If you are redistributing our software in binary form, you must make the source code available.В AGPL also requires this. Distribution means making a copy available (or delivering a copy) to someone outside your organization.В So, for example, providing the software to an employee within your organization is not distribution, but providing the software to an outside consultant, beta tester, or customer is distribution. If you are trying to determine whether to use Ghostscript software under AGPL or our alternative Artifex commercial license, please consider the following guidelines.Дistribution вЂ“ Unlike most other open source licenses, AGPL's conditions are not all dependent on re-distribution of the software.В For most other open source licenses (like GPL), the condition for making source code available is the distribution of the software. We strongly encourage developers and/or companies to review the specific licensing text made available on the GNU web site. This page isВ intended to provide a summary of information that developers and companies may find useful in understanding licensing options available for Artifex products. If you have further questions regarding the development and control of Ghostscript, please contact Miles Jones, President/CEO Artifex Software.ДЄGPL Ghostscript is provided under the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), as well as under an Artifex commercial license.В For more detailed and complete informationВ on the AGPL please visit the GNU web site.

The vast majority of all Ghostscript development is done by Artifex engineers, and on rare occasions, bug fixes accepted from outside contributors (under license by Artifex). Unlike many Open Source software projects, Ghostscript is owned and fully controlled by Artifex. Please contact Artifex to inquire about a commercial license. Licensing is handled exclusively by Artifex Software, Inc.

Ghostscript commercial license price