The ExtJS debacle: What should its licensing strategy be?
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| ExtJS is a cool JavaScript framework for writing web applications. It is,
| quite possibly, the best of its kind. My own engineers were salivating at the
| chance to use it.
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| Unfortunately, ExtJS is of many minds when it comes to licensing its product.
| It pretended that the software was LGPL, but only insofar as that meant many
| people using it...and many people paying to use it. (Hint to the ExtJS
| business team: LGPL and Apache licenses are impotent to compel payment.)
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| The company took the hint, re-releasing the code under GPLv3, causing
| consternation in some quarters. Why the concern? Well, because it meant that
| freeriders would now clearly have to pay, or distribute their own software
| under the GPL. Many don't like having to pay for value, particularly if it's
| GPL'd.
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http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9931220-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
Recent:
Rethinking Gobuntu [and Launchpad to Possibly Pick AGPLv3]
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| In the case of Launchpad, we do view you as a co-owner of the data, so
| the resolution of this problem is important to us. As you point out,
| there's no really clear best practice that works well and has been shown
| to be commercially sustainable. That's different to the GPL (even v3). I
| think the Affero GPL is a strong candidate for the front line of
| thinking on the subject, and that's what I am inclined to use when we
| publish Launchpad's source code.
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https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gobuntu-devel/2008-April/000698.html
Related:
GPL author: Google must share code
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| Companies like Google that build their business on software such as
| Linux have a moral imperative to contribute back to the free
| software community, a prominent open source advocate said Tuesday.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/052307-gpl-author-google-must-share.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
http://tinyurl.com/2x5dvf
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