Am Wed, 18 Sep 2013 14:34:18 +0100 schrieb David Chisnall <[email protected]> :
> On 18 Sep 2013, at 13:57, Markus Hitter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Perhaps this distinction is too complex. Non-commercial use -> free, > > commercial use -> pay. Things have to be simple. > > Non-commercial use is a sticky point, especially for web apps. For example, > if I run a free service that runs the web app and allows anyone to use it, am > I commercial? What happens if I put ads on it? What about if the ads are > only covering the cost of hosting it? The FSF web site has a lot of text > about the problems with NC licenses, so I won't bother reiterating them. > I knew this would come. It's the 0,1 % of all cases that make things complicated. We just won't hunt after them. If in doubt, you're allowed. If obviously cheating, we'll find out. Sooner or later. -- Pirmin Braun - IntarS Unternehmenssoftware GmbH - Am Hofbräuhaus 1 - 96450 Coburg +49 2642 40526292 +49 174 9747584 - skype:pirminb www.intars.de [email protected] Geschäftsführer: Pirmin Braun, Ralf Engelhardt Registergericht: Amtsgericht Coburg HRB3136 _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnustep mailing list [email protected] https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnustep
