[Virtuoso-users] Licensing (Was: Virtuoso Open Source Edition and distributed SPARQL queries)

[Emiliano H. <emi...@gm...>]

On 3/15/07, Kingsley Idehen <ki...@op...> wrote:
>
>
> ODS is a Distributed Collaborative Applications (DCA) suite. It provides
> platforms (app. instances) for:
> 1. Weblogs
> 2. Wikis
> 3. Shared Bookmarks
> 4. WebDAV based File Server (Briefcase)
> 5. Shared Feeds Subscriptions
>
> Live instances exist at: http://myopenlink.net:8890/ods or
> http://demo.openlinksw.com/ods


OK, so ODS is a packaging facility.

I'm still not entirely clear on the non-commercial use clause that I assume
is going to be added to the license for VOS. For example, if I were to build
the next Craigslist and offer it's use for free, where would that fall? I'd
not be using it commercially, but the visitors might be. And what if I
decide it's getting too expensive for me to run out of pocket, would users
be allowed to contribute to the hosting cost? In such a context, what
exactly does "commercial use" mean?

This might be an interesting case to put before the FSF. AT the very least
it'll help to clearly draft the licensing language.

Emile