Re: [LUG] Closed to Open Source. was: Unix file system folder limits

[Bill Wilson <bill@xxxxxxxx>]

Kegs wrote:
> Would it be possible to fork the project at all, releasing some of the
> source code under the GPL, with a different name, and continuing to
> maintain a more full featured proprietary version?
>
>
> Bill, have you thought about dual licensing Mobius at all, if I
> understand it correctly both MySQL and Trolltech (QT libs as used by
> KDE) have had some success in distributing their software on a dual
> license basis. However given the amount of investment that you have
> put into Mobius if you did want to use dual licensing you would probably
> want to use a license rather more restrictive than the standard GPL and
> BDS licenses.
>
> > from bill@xxxxxxxx - I like both the above ideas and will consider / investigate maybe we could have a LUG meeting of interested parties to look at our current projects.
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> I had heard that this was the case from a friend of mine who is a
> freelance Navision developer, especially as MS might well try to keep a
> tighter leash on the developer/consultants than Navision ever managed.
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> > And I will bet that there will be a fee / chargeable training to stay registered / approved
> > Bill
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> Well, while having all software released with an open source license
> is obviously the ideal, however I can see that this isn't likely to
> occur in the near future, and there should be room for proprietary
> software in the linux world, especially for specialised products like
> Mobius. Outcry against people who for reasons of their own cannot or
> will not release their software under an open source license isn't
> exactly helpful, as it gives the anti-open source groups ammunition to
> use against the movement, and could scare off companies thinking of
> switching to and open source solution from their expensive proprietary
> UNIX or Windows solution.
> > Possibly this will happen but I still think that open source will eventually                                       win out
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