Monday 23 May 2005 2:17:27 pm
If the program was to be relicenced or dual licensed as Free Software under the GNU GPL or GNU LGPL would eZ systems be able to redistribute the package with eZ publish + eZ online editor <b>together</b>? I remember (vaguely of) Alexander mentioning at times that only software copyrighted as eZ systems could be included into eZ publish. Either way if Word Cleaner was relicensed under a dual license (like eZ publish or mysql is licensed), Brian would be able to continue to sell licenses, development, support to continue to fund the project as well as greatly open the product to a larger audience ( number of potential users ). I speak from first hand experience, you can continue to earn lots of money developing your program as free software under the GNU GPL. The number one change is just in how you earn your money. Save liberating the source code / package and providing the right for users to use under the terms of the GNU GPL (free) or your own proprietary non-free license (in the case of a dual licensed product like eZ publish), most of the changes are in the terminology used in your work.
Respectfully, //kracker <i>The Postal Service : Give Up : The District Sleeps Alone Tonight</i>
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