On Wednesday 09 Nov 2011, Yaroslav Panych wrote: > I shall contact when(and if) decision will be made. But such decision > cannot be made basing only on this paragraph, because it does not > describes anything. There are no description of licensing procedure, > nor pricing, nor liability, rights or freedoms(at least in general > approximation) of sides. So I'm here asking and asking again. > In any case, even usage of GPL-ed copy of Asterisk(or any other > software) is illegal in my country.
If I understand your situation correctly, the solution is very simple and two-fold: 1. You want to develop and distribute FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software) extensions for Asterisk. These extensions may be modules or enhancements. In this situation, just go ahead and develop the extensions and distribute them under GPLv2. 2. You want to develop and distribute extensions for Asterisk but don't want to release their source. In this situation, get a source code licence from Digium (or whoever has Asterisk source copyright) under a non-GPLv2 licence. Develop and release your extensions under a proprietary licence. You have no obligation to release their source, since your extensions are derived from a non-GPL licence. Of course, Digium (or whoever) will impose conditions on your use of the source they license to you, but that is between you and Digium (or whoever) and doesn't concern anyone else. This is obviously very generalised and doesn't cover all cases, but it does cover the basic dual-licensing policy. I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice. In fact, as others have also stated, it is highly recommended you consult with a lawyer who is well-versed in licensing and specially FOSS licensing. Regards, -- Raj -- Raj Mathur || r...@kandalaya.org || GPG: http://otheronepercent.blogspot.com || http://kandalaya.org || CC68 It is the mind that moves || http://schizoid.in || D17F -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
