If you link your app dynamically, there's no way _not_ to distribute the framework. And that's the best way to distribute an app when you have multiple Flex apps on one site. By "distribute," I mean "store on the web server along with the app."
But anyway, there's no obvious place where it even says the obvious, "you're allowed to put flex apps on your website, and you have full ownership." It seems a silly thing for a company to worry about, but other development tools do explicitly give developers the rights to their apps. For example, if I use Visual Studio to compile an MFC app, there's a licence that tells me, "even though you used a library owned by Microsoft, your application doesn't belong to Microsoft." Note that some licences say the opposite. For example, there are open- source licences that require you to make your own source code open- source if you use the licenced code in your application. But anyway, we think we've found what we're looking for. A combination of the Flex Builder licence and documentation might give us the explicit right to distribute our own apps, as well as the framework. --- In [email protected], "Howard Fore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I mean, what are the business requirements that would lead someone to need > to distribute the framework? > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:08 PM, whatabrain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > When it's linked dynamically. There's an option to build the > > framework into something like "framework_3.0.0.477.swf." > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Howard Fore" <howard.fore@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Maybe I'm missing something but what kind of scenario would require > > > redistributing the framework? > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 12:01 PM, whatabrain <junk1@> wrote: > > > > > > > If this is covered under the SDK licence, then distributing the > > > > framework gives Adobe the right to audit us. If that's the case, > > we > > > > may have to stop using Flex altogether. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Matt Chotin <mchotin@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I'm not not sure why you say the SDK license doesn't apply. It > > > > does apply (unless you mean because we've indicated the piece > > falls > > > > under the MPL). But it is expected that you may distribute the > > > > framework_3.0.0.477.swf as an RSL as part of your program. > > > > > > > > > > Matt > > > > > Adobe, Flex Product Manager > > > > > Consider yourself legally approved for that file > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/14/08 8:28 AM, "whatabrain" <junk1@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm using dynamic linking, and distributing > > framework_3.0.0.477.swf > > > > > with my web control. My company has been desperately searching > > > > around > > > > > for a licence for this file, but can't find one. In fact, they > > can't > > > > > even find a licence for the statically-linked version. I know it > > > > sounds > > > > > silly, but some companies require these things. That's why > > Visual > > > > > Studio comes with a licence that says "anything you compile is > > > > owned by > > > > > you." > > > > > > > > > > We've looked at the SDK licence, which doesn't seem to apply. It > > > > puts > > > > > incredibly harsh restrictions and liability on you if you > > distribute > > > > > any component of the SDK (for example, Adobe can audit your > > > > software at > > > > > any time), but framework_3.0.0.477.swf is not included in the > > SDK. > > > > > > > > > > When we called Adobe, we effectively got the answer: "That's a > > > > stupid > > > > > question. Of course you can distribute programs that you > > write," but > > > > > for a company worried about this kind of thing, that's not a > > useful > > > > > answer. > > > > > > > > > > So can anyone help me out? Is there a licence somewhere for this > > > > kind > > > > > of thing? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > > FAQ: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > > > Alternative FAQ location: > > > > https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469- > > 446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847<https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do? docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847> > > > > Search Archives: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! > > Groups > > > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Howard Fore, howard.fore@ > > > "The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it." - Jeff > > Atwood > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Alternative FAQ location: > > https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469- 446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > > Links > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Howard Fore, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it." - Jeff Atwood >
