Creating software derivative works from open source [closed]
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Learn more . Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. This question has always been around my head. Can someone create a new product based on an existing open source project? Say you want to create an "Apaxe webserver" that is basically Apache with your some extra plugins ( say support for ASP or something similar ) Is this possible? Would you be able to create a closed source product ( either free or licensed ) As for GPL seems clear it is not possible because the source