On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 22:13, Chris wrote: > Why wouldn't I be able to charge for the software? > > Quoted from the GNU General Public License: > "When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price. Our > General Public Licenses are designed to make sure that you have the freedom > to distribute copies of free software (and charge for this service if you > wish), that you receive source code or can get it if you want it, that you > can change the software or use pieces of it in new free programs; and that > you know you can do these things." > > Additionally from the Smarty FAQ: > Q: Can I create a proprietary software, and sell it with Smarty? > A: Yes, you can. Smarty is licensed under the [LGPL] and distributing an > unmodified smarty source as part of a commercial product is just fine. > > Chris > > "Chris W. Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Robert Cummings <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > on Friday, November 14, 2003 1:34 PM said: > > > Be careful though, if your code incorporates other peoples code, for > > instance Smarty, or PEAR::DB then it may fall under their license. For > > instance if your code "depends" and I believe the key here is depends, > > on GPL code, then it falls under the GPL, even if you don't package > > GPL code with it. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. > > Ok so let's assume this is true (which it sounds like it is). So if you > wanted to make a profit (or break even, whatever the case may be) you > wouldn't necessarily be able to charge for the software itself but you > *could* charge for support and stuff like that right? I guess that's > like what RedHat and other vendors do? > > So let's say, the code if free to download, but you could offer (1) > packaged versions with documentation, (2) a support contract, (3) a > setup fee (if the customer doesn't feel they are technically capable of > installing the software), (4) and whatever else you can come up with.
True, and while I quoted smarty, I think i was focused more on GPL, than LGPL (my mistake). That said it is obvious that there are many licenses out there and so one should still be careful when using other libraries or source code. Cheers, Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------' -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
