On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Jochen Daum <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On 13 April 2012 11:07, Simon Holywell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also at a higher level. It is GPL licensed which kinda rules out serious > > commercial use - see copyleft. > > not at all, see here: > > http://automatem.posterous.com/why-purchasing-open-source-licenced-is-the-ri > Hi Jochen, Great article that rebuts commonly held myths about open source software. What's missing is mention of the AGPL which does require people running modified versions of AGPL software on public web sites to make their changes available to web users. Not a very common licence yet, but something to be aware of when starting a project. Bruce -- Bruce Clement Home: http://www.clement.co.nz/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/Bruce_Clement Directory: http://www.searchme.co.nz/ "Before attempting to create something new, it is vital to have a good appreciation of everything that already exists in this field." Mikhail Kalashnikov -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
