[Web-erp-developers] Lisencing

[Phil D. <ph...@du...>]

In reponse to Steve's question:

>Having said that, if we run into a customer who has a multilanguage
requirement what are the concerns >under the licencing of us customizing
webERP as I've discussed for them? To my understanding that is >ok, right?
Should I be asking this type of question here or in a different forum?!
>Having said that, if we run into a customer who has a multilanguage
requirement what are the concerns >under the licencing of us customizing
webERP as I've discussed for them? To my understanding that is >ok, right?
Should I be asking this type of question here or in a different forum?!


I am pretty relaxed about all this stuff. I would prefer that any
modifications made were at least offered back to the project for the benefit
of any others. However, I am aware of folks who just rip it off make cool
modifications which they do not then include as open source and feel no
prick of conscience in doing so. Clearly my ability to police the GPL is
pretty limited - I am much more interested in developing new functionality
thats why I plead and beg for help in doing so. In terms of multi-language
stuff which might compromise stability I didn't have the stomach for it when
Sherif and Hani wanted to have a go that's why Open Accounting was started -
it looks like they are floundering with this project and it makes me
particularly nervous in going down that track too. I think if anyone could
have pulled it off those guys could and my preference would be for resources
and help re language support to go to Open-Accounting rather than
re-inventing the wheel with web-erp.

I am not sure where they are up to with their project I think they may have
re-written large chunks of web-erp in a more elegant way (from the computer
scientist/purist perspective) - but I expect that it will not be so easy for
a business person to get their head into with classes and abstraction at
every turn. This is another aim of web-erp that I expect will be compromised
by Open-Accounting. The low bandwidth requirement aim has also been
steamrollered. However, I am still hoping it will re-surface as a good
multi-language alternative.


Phil