On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Ned Lilly wrote: > "Please note that this is the license which governs the use of the > OpenMFG software by an end-user (typically a manufacturing or > distribution company). OpenMFG's partner programs offer generous > incentives for VARs, consultants, systems integrators, and other > technology solution providers to resell and modify OpenMFG products. > Those programs are covered under a separate agreement." > > If you're an end-user of the software that purchases it directly from us > or one of our VARs, then you have total freedom to do with it what you > like for your own organization. You are not licensed to take it beyond > your organization. > > That's a perfectly reasonable position, in our view, but reasonable > people can disagree. If you do disagree, don't buy our software.
True - you can do whatever you find reasonable. But calling such a license "open" is not true. Good luck with your business and licensing model (although I sincerely hope you reconsider). - Jonas -- Jonas Smedegaard (+45 40843136) http://dr.jones.dk/~jonas/ Spiff ApS (= IT-guide dr. Jones ApS) http://dr.jones.dk/ Debian GNU/Linux developer http://people.debian.org/~js/
