All the GPL really does is ensure that any modifications to the source code are made available to anyone who wants them.
-Matt > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Lurie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:25 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: GNU Public License > > So it just extends to the reuse and redistribution of the software...? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Liotta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:15 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: GNU Public License > > > No, that is incorrect. The GPL does not prohibit you from selling your > software. > > -Matt > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ian Lurie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:10 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: GNU Public License > > > > No. We charge clients to install it but have never sold it on a per- > > license > > basis. Like a lot of apps, it grew organically out of a need for a > small, > > simple CMS for smaller clients. In the past year we've worked to make > the > > code less ugly and more easily reused... > > > > The GNU license works for this, correct? As long as we don't sell the > > software itself, we're complying? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 11:55 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: GNU Public License > > > > > > But you sell it at the moment? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Neil Clark > > Team Macromedia > > http://www.macromedia.com/go/team > > > > Announcing Macromedia MX!! > > http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial/. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ian Lurie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 27 May 2002 19:51 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: GNU Public License > > > > Yes, I looked at CosMos and like it, but our system has been in use > for > > about 3 years, so it seems like it might be a nice addition. > > > > It's in a bastardized FuseBox 2.0 format, supports CF 4, 4.5 and 5, > and > > has > > handled as many as 12,000 uniques in 3 hours in a real world > situation. > > > > I'm hoping that, by releasing it on sourceforge, we can get more > addicts > > - > > uh, I mean grow the community of CF users - and maybe sharpen our CMS > a > > bit, > > too. Everyone benefits. > > > > Some of the features I'll probably put on the task list: > > > > - MySQL support > > - SQL 2000 support > > - CFMX support, including XML-based syndication > > - Dynamic Flash support > > - Replacing all back-end JAVA applets with Flash > > > > Ian > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Neil Clark - =TMM= [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 11:41 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: GNU Public License > > > > > > Not at all, Access is only a database platform! Sure the user has to > > have a copy of Access, but Big Brother cant come back on you, unless > you > > have a dodgy copy of course ;-) > > > > There is a CMS system on Sourceforge based on CF, called CosMoS have a > > look to see what the deal is...... it is in Fusebox 3. > > > > Have you got a development framework already...? > > > > > > > > Neil Clark > > Team Macromedia > > http://www.macromedia.com/go/team > > > > Announcing Macromedia MX!! > > http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial/. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ian Lurie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 27 May 2002 19:39 > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: OT: GNU Public License > > > > I'm thinking of releasing our CF-based CMS on sourcefourge.net as an > > Open > > Source project under the GNU General Public License. > > > > Anyone else done anything like this? What do I need to know? For > > example: > > > > 1. Do you typically include the text of the license in the software > > itself? > > > > 2. Any special commenting I should do? We currently use Fusedocs... > > > > 3. If the system uses MS Access as the datasource, am I letting myself > > in > > for a lawsuit from Microsoft by releasing the system? > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Ian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
