Re: License Wave

Servus Michael,

  First, if you don't like the GNU GPL or if you have
doubts that you're in violation you can always buy a
classic commercial license.

  Luxor follows Trolltech's Qt's licensing model. So
please, check their website for details how it all
works.

> 4) I need a book to help me navigate this open
> source license stuff.   

  I guess you're a victim of Microsoft FUD (fear,
uncertaintity and doubt). Get it from Microsoft and
you're safe and everything is clear, isn't it? 

  The GPL is pretty straight forward; for background
reading you might wonna check out the Open Source
Initiative @ http://www.opensource.org/ or the Free
Software Foundation @ http://www.fsf.org

> If I contribute to Luxor XUL, and get a "commercial
> license" can I do  whatever I want with the code?   
> Can I even re-release it to the 
> general public under an MIT or BSD license? 

  No, you can't change Luxor's license.

> I bet the license would  say something like "agree 
> to not release the source
> code".  Correct?

  No, it won't. Because Luxor's source coude is
already released and out in the open. 
   
> Can I see an example of what a commercial license
> would look like?   I 
> really could see a use in using this product at work
> someday, maybe, 
> perhaps.. It depends.   I would have to learn more
> about it; try it out 
> more.

  Again, please check the Trolltech Qt site as an
example.

> 7) What if a person works on the XUL project and
> there is a dispute as 
> to how much a person needs to have worked in order
> to get a commercial 
> license?  How can we squish that concern so that
> people will contribute?

  Well, this is an open-source project and, thus, your
contributions are out in the open for everyone to see
should a dispute arise.

  - Gerald



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