I tried looking at is from a very wide perspective and considered that portions of the LiveCode engine are open-sourced, even if we are using the closed source version. Since I am not a fan of being involved in legal situations, I also considered that the software takes advantage of the internet, servers running Linux, PHP and Apache. I do not want to leave any potential legal issues uncovered. So, we requested to have that section removed from the contract. Guess what? They took it out. Now I have nothing to worry about. Still found it interesting.
-Mark Talluto > On Sep 4, 2018, at 4:34 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > The big question I have is, do they mean the app you develop is open source, > as in my Forms Generator project for example, or do they mean developed with > open source software? As far as I know, the Indy and Business versions are > not considered Open Source, and so what you develop with them, unless you > make it so, is not Open Source. > > The Community version license I think specifies that you cannot create > software for resale, you have to purchase a commercial license, so you can't > produce commercial software with Community without violating the license. > > I will be corrected if this is not the case. > > Bob S > > >> On Sep 4, 2018, at 16:07 , Mark Talluto via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: >> >> I had to work through a contract recently. This particular section was >> interesting. Thought I would share it here. I changed the organization name >> to [company] to protect this well respected entity. >> >> I can understand their view on the use of open source software. What are >> your thoughts? >> >> - - - >> Public Software. Contractor will inform [company] in advance of >> incorporating any open source software into deliverables or services >> provided to [company] under this Agreement, provide [company] with an >> analysis of alternative options that do not include open source software, >> and will proceed with the use of open source software only to the extent of >> [company]’s written consent. To the extent Contractor incorporates permitted >> open source software into products or services provided to [company] under >> this Agreement such open source software (and/or Contractor’s inclusion >> thereof) will not require any software developed or delivered under the >> Agreement to be disclosed or distributed in source code form or made freely >> available to others. >> - - - >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Mark Talluto > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
