1) requires users to return to us modifications made to the code for incoporation into a future version (whether they otherwise distribute those changes or not).
2) allows us to distribute code under other non-open source/non-free licenses (including the user contributions we have folded in). 3) prevents users from distributing our code in a non-open source manner (so we can compel those who wish to do so to buy the non-open source version). We would prefer a license that also prohibits for-profit (or commercial) use in a non-open source manner, but that looks like a non-achievable goal while still using an open source license, since such a license would discriminate. (Most of our customers use our software to develop in-house, not for resale software, so we will certainly "leave some money on the table" with this strategy, but that's okay. A license that considered redistribution within a company as distribution would also be a plus for the obvious reason.) Does such a license exist? I get the impression from reading this group that several license writers are close to having developed such a license. We are not interested in developing such a license ourselves and want to use someone elses. Our situation--we have a non-open source piece of software that we have been selling since 1990. Over that time, we have repeatedly considered releasing either an open source version of the software or a non-commercial "gratis" version or both. We will release an open source version at the beginning of the year, if we can find an acceptable license by then. Hope this helps, -Chris ***************************************************************************** Chris Clark Internet : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Compiler Resources, Inc. Web Site : http://world.std.com/~compres 3 Proctor Street voice : (508) 435-5016 Hopkinton, MA 01748 USA fax : (508) 435-4847 (24 hours) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- license-discuss archive is at http://crynwr.com/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3
