First, apologies. I know this is not a TurboGears discussion, it is really more about open source software licensing. I am just figure people who hang out at the TurboGears group should have more experience in this area, and may be willing to answer my question...
I am an independent consultant (new at this), and I am building a web site for a client using TurboGears. The issue at hand here is, the client feels that since he is paying for the code, he should own it. I am trying to convince him to use some sort of Open Source License (GPL, MIT, etc.), mainly for these reasons: 1) I am a believer of Open Source (okay, so there is no business case for this one) 2) Client will get contribution back if others use the same code base and made improvements 3) I can re-use some code for future projects to save myself time 4) If I picked the correct license, I can build on other existing projects (GPL compatibility) Obviously, some of these may not apply, depending on the license we pick. The web site is just a generic insurance quote site. Instinctively, I want to go with GPLv2, but there is a possibility that this site may end up using some closed-source extensions or plug- in... then in which case I guess I am better off with MIT... I have not had much experience in developing software for clients as an independent contractor, so I want to hear what others have to say about this... TIA. -Josh --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
