----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Jacob Meuser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Matt Benjamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:41 PM Subject: [SL] Re: OpenMFG (was Re: Re: What we would like to see...)
>=20 > On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 08:06:34PM -0400, Ned Lilly wrote: > >=20 > > Yes, and I think you missed this section, at the top of the page: > >=20 > > "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." > >=20 > > 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. >=20 > I am a partner in a business and my duties involve managing money and > inventory. I enjoy the opportunity to give back to what was given me > to help in what I'm doing. I would be both end-user and potential > contributor and have no use for or to be a VAR. Where would that = leave > me? Well, to be clear - OpenMFG is paid, licensed software. We've been = quite clear that it's not OSI-certified, nor do we seek that. So unlike = SL, or other GPL or other OSI-certified licensed software, it's not = "given" to anyone. To answer your question, if you had purchased the OpenMFG software, you = would have purchased a source code license that allows you to do = whatever you want with the code for your own use. At a price that's = well below that of other mid-range products that are built on top of = proprietary technology like Microsoft and Oracle. But I don't want to turn this into a commercial for OpenMFG. Dieter has = made it plain that the license issue is a show-stopper for any = meaningful integration between OpenMFG and SQL-Ledger, and indeed, the = GPL itself might force that conclusion. So I'll step back out of the = thread, and wish the SL community the best of luck with all its efforts. Best regards, Ned Lilly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
