Using the Open Source models, can I make non-open source designs for internal use in my company/organization?
No. Designs developed with the Open Source models are always open source designs, i.e. it can only be distributed under an open source license. In particular, all the source code for all the modules your design is based on, regardless of whether they have been written by you or by others, must be open source design (because of the “viral” nature of the GPL). This is part of our commitment to the open source community, and enables those who contribute to the open source do so without paying license fees. Although it is possible to develop open source designs for internal use, it is difficult to ensure that such design is used and distributed legally. For example, if your open source design requires any models that impose conditions on you that contradict the conditions of the GNU GPL, including, but not limited to, patents, commercial license agreements, copyrighted interface definitions or any sort of non-disclosure agreement, then you cannot distribute it at all; hence it cannot be gi
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