My question is-
Does the encoder license permit a company to purchase the license, and then optionally
encode php for third parties?
Can I, for example, encode purchase the encoder, and then make a deal with John who
can't afford the encoder to encode John's web application for $150 and give John the
encoded version?
The answer, unfortunately, is no, at least as I read the commercial license.
This is really too bad, if you ask me- as there are a lot of really bright kids out
there who have seen that the Open Source model, while very noble and absolutely loved,
doesn't always pay. Why then, should they develop using php if they are not capable of
protecting their code if that's their choice?
They'll be using Java or C/C++ or perl (which can be encoded for a lot less).
There needs to be a solution where those who do not yet have big bucks can take
advantage of the encoder to protect what their mind has conceived. Otherwise, they
won't use php (or their code will be ripped off if its really really good) and zend
will lose future market as these brilliant minds move towards affordable technology to
protect what their intellectual work.
Charge $6000 to the big companies, I have no problem with that. I personally would be
willing to pay that if web applications was my business. But at the same time, allow
those who don't necessarily need to have the encoder but just want some code encoded
to have an affordable solution.
On Thursday, January 25, 2001, at 05:26 AM, Sander Pilon wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > What do you think about Zend position?
> > http://php.weblogs.com/
> > http://zend.com/phorum/read.php?num=3&id=6277&loc=0&thread=6277
> >
>
> I think that if Zend wants to sell it for $6000, then they have all right
> to. These guys have worked hard, and they deserve some cash for it.
>
> If people can't afford it at $6000, then that's their problem. Software is
> intellectual property, it shouldn't be free, and authors should be able to
> charge any price for it they want to charge for it.
>
> But, I don't think it's a wise decision to sell it at $6000, personally I
> think I would sell it between $1000 and $4000, but that's just me. ($6000 is
> a bit on the high side, considering what alternatives one haves for that
> price, and considering that anyone who paid $1000 a year back (I recall
> something about 'sponsoring') gets it all.)
>
> -S
>
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