On 10/02/2012 11:21 AM, Brad Knowles wrote:
> On Oct 2, 2012, at 9:46 AM, Alan Robertson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> As you know, today, we don't have even a complete "basic" version. I'm
>> leaning towards favoring the Neo4j approach of having a basic capability
>> which is available under the GPL, with "enterprise" versions falling
>> under the AGPL. Or I could just make it AGPL starting from today.
> I'm not familiar with AGPL, but I will read up on it. I tend to be more of a
> Berkeley-type license guy, but I know that doesn't necessarily work for
> everyone. That's why I like Creative Commons licensing, where you can choose
> a license that works more or less like Berkeley, or one that works more or
> less like GPL, or whatever. Of course, there may always be certain specific
> things that CC doesn't address.
>
> I will observe that simpler usually works better in the long run than
> "better". And I can tell you that I have already signed the Opscode Chef
> CLA, which I believe is similar to my very quick read of the Neo4j CLA. I
> also encouraged my previous employer to sign the Opscode Chef CCLA (Corporate
> Contributors License Agreement), and you may want to consider having a
> similar CLA/CCLA arrangement.
Simplified view: The GPL says "if you make changes to the system and
distribute the software outside your organization, they have to be
licensed under the GPL and made available in source form on request.
The AGPL says "if you make changes and distribute the software outside
your organization, or provide a service with the software to people
outside your organization then your changes have to be licensed under
the AGPL and made available in source form on request".
Regarding the CC licenses - they aren't designed for or tested in the
courts for software. I really like the CC concept, and am happy to
license documentation, etc. under one of the CC licenses.
In effect, the AGPL is intended to address the SaaS type arrangement -
where a company can make a lot of money off the product, significantly
improve it, and withhold those changes from the community.
--
Alan Robertson <[email protected]> - @OSSAlanR
"Openness is the foundation and preservative of friendship... Let me claim
from you at all times your undisguised opinions." - William Wilberforce
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