>As it stands now you won't be able to use the DynAPI for your CD media unless >every line of code in the application is released under the LGPL - which is >likely not possible since it probably includes a lot of other code and >information that can not be publically redistributable.
This is simply not true Dan, and constitutes fear mongering. Read the license, in particular section 5: 'A program that contains no derivative of any portion of the Library, but is designed to work with the Library by being compiled or linked with it, is called a "work that uses the Library". Such a work, in isolation, is not a derivative work of the Library, and therefore falls outside the scope of this License.' And besides, I have conceded to your request of charging a fee for your widgets, when the majority has spoken. I agree you should be compensated for your hard work, I just don't see how you will enforce your copyright of generic widgets, that could be created by anyone who tries to mimic functionality of existing API's, such as WinAPI, JAVA Swing. I hope you are successful and prosperous. I would hate to see you put in all this work with expectations of High payoffs only to see your work closely mimicked as an open scr product. NanoFace =;^) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Steinman Sent: November 28, 2001 1:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] Re: Widget Discussions, License issues Thanks for your support Raymond! As it stands now you won't be able to use the DynAPI for your CD media unless every line of code in the application is released under the LGPL - which is likely not possible since it probably includes a lot of other code and information that can not be publically redistributable. I posted a message to this list a little while ago about a possible switch to a BSD style license (there was no responses so I wonder if anyone recieved it). There is a very good discussion on Slashdot.org today (http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/11/27/1650256&mode=thread) about this very subject - it's all very applicable to the current situation I am in with the DynAPI and my widget pack. There are a lot of possible uses for DynAPI that cannot be met by distributing the DynAPI under the LGPL. I am in support of a move to a BSD style license which grants the ability to use the DynAPI in closed-source products. Even if only for the core files (dynapi.js, dyndoc, dynlayer, event, mouseevent) are BSD'd then it would solve the current situation. This would still keep DynAPI open source, and relieve me of some of the grief of having to refusing to allow people to use the DynAPI in commercial projects that could greatly benefit from it. I'm still not sure how I'll handle licensing issues with my widgets. I will sell it for $30 for use in a commercial site, and have a different "bundling" or "reseller" license to use the widgets inside another appliciation. Regards, Dan Steinman On Wed, Nov 28, 2001 at 09:00:46AM -0800, Raymond Irving wrote: > Hello, > > Maintening a widget pack takes a lot of time and > effort, not to mention the documentation. I'm in total > agreement with Dan on the subject about commercial > widget packs. If we need quality widgets and support > why not pay a fee for it! It's very good when you can > turn to the developer and report errors, request > features and don't get the response... > > " IF YOU WANT IT JUST DO IT YOURSELFT!!!" > > Beside that, I just have a quick questions: > > --- Dan Steinman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So I am taking things into my own hands, and will be > > producing a set of widgets that are of commercial > > quality, will be supporting them and maintaining > > them on a regular basis. And it will cost around > > $30 to use these widgets in a commercial website. > > I write web apps that are distributed on CD media to > various customers. Does this means that I'll have to > purchase a widget pack for each copy of my > application? > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > _______________________________________________ > Dynapi-Dev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ Dynapi-Dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ _______________________________________________ Dynapi-Dev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
