Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-14 Thread esh1907
A model of 100% volunteer based software project is futile. Only a combination of payed workers and volunteers is viable. On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 11:49 PM, Peter Kovacs wrote: > On 11.01.2017 11:00, Dr. Michael Stehmann wrote: > >> Am 11.01.2017 um 09:44 schrieb Patricia

Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-14 Thread Peter Kovacs
Maybe market based is the wrong expression. How about market oriented...? # We are more innovative! # Have more features! # We have faster release cycles! # We are no 1 open Source Office suite. They are not community focused arguments, not open source focused arguments. All the Best Peter Dr.

Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-14 Thread Peter Kovacs
Dave Fisher schrieb am Sa., 14. Jan. 2017, 04:56: > Hi - > > If Oracle or IBM thought they had any additional advantage with Apache > OpenOffice development then the history of this project would differ. > Obviously however you do not know what their reasons for the

Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-13 Thread Dr. Michael Stehmann
Am 14.01.2017 um 00:55 schrieb Peter Kovacs: > > You see that on the LO vs. OO discussion. Most of the LO argument are > market based one. If you think outside the market its all not an issue. > What Reamains is the strength of Open source as such. > In my eyes we are in a super strong position,

Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-13 Thread Dave Fisher
Hi - If Oracle or IBM thought they had any additional advantage with Apache OpenOffice development then the history of this project would differ. Regards, Dave Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Peter Kovacs wrote: > > > >> On 12.01.2017 11:00, Pedro

Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-13 Thread Peter Kovacs
On 12.01.2017 11:00, Pedro wrote: Hi Peter If your model works directly with the Product, the flexibility of the Permissive license can be the stronger choice. I do not believe that a lot of people understand this. Can you elaborate on this point? I don't really see how using a

Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-12 Thread Peter Kovacs
I will answer later today, I hope. Sorry for the delay. Pedro schrieb am Do., 12. Jan. 2017, 11:01: > Hi Peter > > > If your model works directly with the Product, the flexibility of the > > Permissive license can be the stronger choice. > > I do not believe that a

Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-12 Thread Pedro
Hi Peter If your model works directly with the Product, the flexibility of the Permissive license can be the stronger choice. I do not believe that a lot of people understand this. Can you elaborate on this point? I don't really see how using a copyleftless license is better when your

Re: Copyleft vs Permissive

2017-01-11 Thread Dr. Michael Stehmann
Am 11.01.2017 um 22:49 schrieb Peter Kovacs: > Thanks michael for your explanations. Was really interesting, even if I > have another point of view :-D > IMO there are a lot of points of view possible, when you are talking about copyleft. And most of these are valid, if you don't say, that one