Re: Open source & commercial distribution

2002-02-28 Thread David Johnson
On Thursday 28 February 2002 03:38 am, Gerjon de Vries wrote: > Hence we are striving for a license that allows: > - Use of the library as open source (e.g. in the GPL kind of way; NOT > LGPL). So derivative works should be open source, free, and copyleft again. > - Use of the library in commerci

Open source & commercial distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Gerjon de Vries
Hi,   We are working on a C++ class library/framework for development and automated testing of user interfaces. The whole project should become open source, and in fact we will be using some other open or free projects as well. E.g MySQL for database access, probably eclipse for IDE (the pr

Re: Fw: Open source + commercial

2001-09-15 Thread John Cowan
Steve Lhomme scripsit: > Now my question is : what OSI-approved can be used in dual-license with > another commercial license ? I know that MPL can be mixed (id that correct > english ?) with GPL, but what about the others and what about other licenses > ? A simple table with crosses where the m

Fw: Open source + commercial

2001-09-15 Thread Steve Lhomme
;Abe Kornelis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: "Ravicher, Daniel B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 5:43 PM | Subject: Re: Open source + commercial | | | | Ravicher, Daniel B. wrote: | | > | | > Not to be sarcastic, but

Re: Open source + commercial

2001-09-15 Thread Abe Kornelis
Ravicher, Daniel B. wrote: > > Not to be sarcastic, but good luck trying to delineate commercial from non. -- There's a relatively easy way around that one: the usual commercial distributors guard their source code as their own holy grail. So the Open Source License would be applicable to

Re: Open source + commercial

2001-09-14 Thread Steve Lhomme
| I would not advise confusing "commerce" and "commercial." The Commerce | Clause refers to an entirely different matter than what Steve asked. Sure, | defining non-commercial is not easy, but it's done all the time because | laws require the distinction to be made. For example, a trademark | anti

RE: Open source + commercial

2001-09-14 Thread Lawrence E. Rosen
movements (he used to be a member of the OSI board of directors). /Larry Rosen > -Original Message- > From: Rod Dixon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 2:44 PM > To: Ravicher, Daniel B. > Cc: 'Steve Lhomme'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

RE: Open source + commercial

2001-09-14 Thread Rod Dixon
gt; Dan Ravicher > Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP > 1633 Broadway, 47th Fl. > NY, NY 10019 > p. 212.315.8032 > f. 212.586.7878 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.brobeck.com/ > > > -Original Message- > From: Steve Lhomme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Re: Open source + commercial

2001-09-14 Thread M. Drew Streib
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 02:12:04PM +0200, Steve Lhomme wrote: > What I'm looking for is a Free Software license, that enables anyone to > use/modify/publish the source code, but only for non-commercial products. And > if anybody wants to use it in a commercial product, they have to pay someone.

RE: Open source + commercial

2001-09-14 Thread Ravicher, Daniel B.
tember 14, 2001 8:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Open source + commercial Hi, I'm a bit new to software licenses. I've investigated through all the usual OSI-approved software licenses and I still haven't found what I'm looking for. I thought the QPL would fit, but after

Open source + commercial

2001-09-14 Thread Steve Lhomme
Hi, I'm a bit new to software licenses. I've investigated through all the usual OSI-approved software licenses and I still haven't found what I'm looking for. I thought the QPL would fit, but after reading it carefully, it doesn't seem like. What I'm looking for is a Free Software license, t