Re: [xmlvm-users] Licence issues

[Arno P. <ar...@pu...>]

I personally am absolutely fine to discuss this in public. For 
"contribution" we don't just assume fees but also code contributions. In 
some cases this is difficult: is a 1000 line patch always more worth 
than 100 lines? Certainly not. Does a one line patch to fix a bug 
already qualify to grant the linking exception? I'm inclined to say no. 
But I'd be more than happy to get feedback from you guys on what you 
consider to be a fair contribution in return for granting a linking 
exception. As I said before, we want XMLVM to succeed. So, suggestions 
please!

Arno


Panayotis Katsaloulis wrote:
> On 07 Οκτ 2009, at 2:10 ΜΜ, Arno Puder wrote:
> 
>> Guys,
> 
> ...
> 
>> We understand that
>> there is no clear definition of "contribution" at this point. But rest
>> assured that we are interested in XMLVM to succeed. I am sure that if
>> you want to use XMLVM for a commercial product, we will find some  
>> common
>> ground. We have already issued several of these linking exceptions to
>> contributors.
>>
> 
> Right, that's the main reason for the discussion.
> What exactly someone  should give back, if he can't / is not allowed  
> to give back the source code of his application.
> 
> I understand that usually is per-user basis, since other things will  
> be required from a large company who wants to massively develop  
> applications for both android & iphone, and other for an individual  
> who simply wants to create a  couple of applications.
> 
> But, please, give us some hints.
> 
> if someone of the core developers doesn't want to discuss this in  
> public, I am open to private conversations.
> 
> Thank you
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