Drupal, GPL Licensing and You
// May 8th, 2008 // Development
Boring title I know but still of interest (that is if you know what Drupal is).
So what is Drupal? It’s the system you’re using right now to read this blog. Drupal is an open source platform that takes the shape of a CMS. The difference between Drupal and other CMS’s lies predominantly in its enormous community of module developers from all over the world. If you’re looking for a plug-in for the CMS that doesn’t come packaged with it, chances are you can find it with a quick search at Drupal.org.
With all that said, from a business perspective there lives an obvious problem with the concept of intellectual property as it pertains to developing software that will live within a GPL environment.
This blog covers the topic quite well for those of you interested in open source development and the business dilemmas that accompany it.http://jeff.viapositiva.net/archives/2006/02/drupal_and_the_gpl_as_i_und…
