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Open Source, but...

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steven son

Saturday 27 December 2008 12:32:25 pm

hi eZ community,

eZ Publish ist free and open source, but do I have to pay if I design / develop a site where I earn / make money? I plan to develop an online shop site.

=> So it will be a commercial site.

Greg McAvoy-Jensen

Saturday 27 December 2008 1:25:40 pm

Welcome to eZ Publish. No, it's just free. Use it as much as you like for as many sites you like. Whether you generate revenue on your site is not important for the licensing structure (GPL).

If, however, you wanted to sell eZ Publish with your own customizations, then you'd work with eZ Systems for a proprietary license. See http://ez.no/software/proprietary_license_options for details.

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kracker (the)

Saturday 27 December 2008 6:53:04 pm

I'm fairly certain Greg meant to say .. "could" in there somewhere. Perhaps where he said "you'd" he meant "you could".

- You do not need to buy anything

-- You as long as you are not going to use eZ Publish in a proprietary way you would certainly be able to use eZ Publish without a proprietary license

- Selling your work is acceptable under the GPL

-- I myself sell my eZ Publish solutions using the GNU GPL License without any proprietary license and have been doing so working for an eZ Partner for over 7 years.

-- Just make certain the customer receives a copy of the eZ Publish you sell them :)

What is Free Software?

“Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech”, not as in “free beer”.

Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:

    * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
    * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
    * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
    * The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

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Heath

Saturday 27 December 2008 8:13:57 pm

He may not need a proprietary license but he may wish to save some funds for future needs like eZ Publish Help / Support from eZ Systems or any of the eZ Partners.

Cheers,
Heath

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steven son

Sunday 28 December 2008 1:03:23 am

Thx for the answers. ;)

kracker (the)

Sunday 28 December 2008 4:03:17 am

Hey your welcome :)

Why not let us all know how your eZ Publish Project
is working for you in the future (or perhaps the other way around)

Cheers,
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