Joshua Kinberg wrote: >>Which to me would mean I can put FireANT on a CD I gave away, or put it >>on a web site for people to download, as long as I didn't sell the CD or >>charge for the download. It also suggests I could make no changes to it >>in doing so, like brand it with my own look/feel/etc. > > Not without getting permission... or a separate license.
Right, there's always the option of getting a different license. Some open-source companies do this, such as MySQL. I always thought that was one of the ideas behind CC, was that there was a default license, and if you wanted a different one, you could deal with the creator. >>I don't know if the FireANT guys have thought of this, but the iPodder >>Lemon guys have done some very interesting things regarding selling >>custom versions of their app <URL:http://www.ipodderlemonstore.com/> >>either with pre-loaded subscription lists, or with custom graphics, etc. >>Note they also still give away the GPL'd version, but they got creative >>in finding a way to make money from it as well. > > > Yep, I know about it. Not sure if they've actually made any money > doing this. There is also no stopping anyone else from doing this > since the software is GPL. I could open my own iPodderLemonStore and > sell their software and they wouldn't see a dime for their efforts. > So, there are definite limits on how successful this very approach > would be. If it were sucessful, it would be poached. I've heard from one of the iPodder developers that they were doing ok with the store, and did really well when they did the custom iPodder version for the House of Wax movie. I even talked about the fact that I could just customize my version with a playlist and graphics, and was advised to "go for it." You certainly could clone what they are doing, but you'd be looking at a huge investment of time to do so, which might offset any commercial gain you get from it. Also, you seem to be equating "successful" with "making money" which isn't to say you shouldn't, but too many people do, IMO... Releasing something as open-source generally means you make the source code available upon request. You can sell the binaries, sell support, sell CD's, whatever. You don't even have to provide instructions on how to build the software, just make the code available if someone who has the application asks for it. Pete -- http://tinkernet.org/ videoblog for the future... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/lBLqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
