[Psc] license faq

[Tim Schaub]

Hey-

Bart van den Eijnden (OSGIS) wrote:
> Hey Tim,
> 
> looks good I corrected two little spelling mistakes.

Thanks.

> 
> A few questions:
> 1) if you use the cachefly hosted instances of Ext, are you distributing 
> Ext source code through your application?
> 
> Probably yes, but maybe this should be added to the FAQ to avoid confusion?
> 

Yeah, interesting.  Not sure.  Let's nail the least confusing cases first.

> 2) you write:
> "If your application is an open source application, you can use any of 
> the licenses described on the Ext page about licenses for open source 
> applications <http://extjs.com/products/floss-exception.php>."
> 
> Is this really true? Is this exception not only for frameworks and the 
> like? How can we state this without knowing if the application in 
> question meets all the requirements of the exemption?
> 

Two exceptions:

  * for frameworks http://extjs.com/products/ux-exception.php
  * for applications http://extjs.com/products/floss-exception.php

GeoExt qualifies as a framework, so we can make decisions about how 
GeoExt is licensed.

We *cannot* make decisions about how end-user applications are licensed. 
  People who create applications have to read that page and decide how 
to license their application.  Basically, if they want their source 
closed, they purchase an Ext "commercial" license.  If they go open 
source, they choose from the licenses on the application exception page.

The important part is that our license does not affect the license of 
any application.  (So an application developer doesn't have to purchase 
a license from us and one from Ext if they want to close their source.)

Tim

> Best regards,
> Bart
> 
> Tim Schaub wrote:
>> I filled out the page based on my understanding.
>>
>> http://www.geoext.org/trac/geoext/wiki/license
>>
>> Please update with any FAQ or details on the licenses.  I'd like to 
>> keep this page as simple as possible, while still providing essential 
>> detail.
>>
>> Tim
>>
>> Tim Schaub wrote:
>>  
>>> Hey-
>>>
>>> Let's finish this page before fumbling around on the list with 
>>> license questions:
>>>
>>> http://www.geoext.org/trac/geoext/wiki/license
>>>
>>> I'll start reading, but I don't know enough currently to describe the 
>>> situation in concise terms.
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>>     
>>
>>
>>   
> 
> 


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