Luke Kanies wrote: > 2) Stick to a viral/reciprocal license (probably AGPLv3) but require > Sun-style copyright contribution (which provides the project a non- > exclusive license to the copyright). This provides a single > organization with a license for all copyright, and allows that license
I think this kind of license is eminently fair: the sponsoring organization, which pays for most of the development, gets the (essentially exclusive) right to productize it, while others can use the open product at no cost (or buy something from the company, of course), but can't productize it. However, while fair, I think this ends to lead to business models that are relatively unappealing to both customers and potential contributors. Contributing to projects licensed thusly feels like offering free labor to a commercial enterprise, rather than to a community. I don't have any better idea to propose, though. We all need to make a living. -- Kyle Cordes http://kylecordes.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
