Hello, to follow up on my previous posting, the article has become officially available on the genode.org website now:
https://genode.org/news/dual-licensing-of-3rd-party-genode-components Cheers Norman On 17.09.18 15:05, Norman Feske wrote: > Dear Genode community, > > today, I'd like to present an idea that developed over the past three > years during discussions with various contributors and users about the > prospect of a Genode-based business ecosystem. > > As you certainly know, Genode Labs pursues a dual-licensing business > model, which allows us to fund the development of Genode as an > independent team. Our licensing business is enabled by the combination > of the AGPLv3 as a strong copyleft license with the library-like nature > of Genode. Until today, this model is limited to our company. To foster > a sustainable ecosystem around Genode, we wish to enable others to > pursue a similar business model while maintaining the spirit of open > collaboration and free software. > > We eventually crafted a new license called "Genode Component Public > License" (Genode CPL) specifically for components developed by 3rd > parties, outside of Genode Labs. Please find the rationale, license > text, and FAQ under the following link (which is not officially > reachable from the website yet): > > https://genode.org/documentation/articles/component_public_license > > Before I go forward with publicly announcing the article at genode.org, > I would very much appreciate your feedback, in particular: > > * How does the rationale and approach given in the description resonate > with you? > > * Do you see any potential for controversies or uncertainties? > > * If you are in the business of producing proprietary software, would > the Genode CPL create an incentive to open up your products without > putting your business at risk? > > I'm very much aware that licensing is a delicate topic. To avoid > hot-heated controversies and mis-interpretation, I encourage everyone to > carefully read the "Questions and Answers" Section of the article before > commenting. > > I'm looking forward to your feedback! > > Best regards > Norman > -- Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske Genode Labs https://www.genode-labs.com · https://genode.org Genode Labs GmbH · Amtsgericht Dresden · HRB 28424 · Sitz Dresden Geschäftsführer: Dr.-Ing. Norman Feske, Christian Helmuth _______________________________________________ Genode users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.genode.org/listinfo/users
