Re: [xmlvm-users] Clarifications on the Linking Exception

[Panayotis K. <pan...@pa...>]

>
> (3) for the versions of XMLVM for which we issue the linking  
> exception,
> the usage is not limited to the aforementioned 6 months. I.e., 6  
> months
> after you made your contribution you may still use older versions of
> XMLVM for commercial purposes. Only if you want to benefit from new
> features introduced to XMLVM after those 6 months, you will need to  
> make
> another contribution to XMLVM to extend the duration of the linking
> exception.


I'll comment at first this part, how long this exception will be.

I don't believe this is fair enough.
I believe it is fair, if this exception will last as long as the patch  
will last.
If you continue to use a specific patch (or in other terms, this patch  
is useful to you), then I believe you should grand the linking  
exception to the person who sent a patch (or in other words, you  
should be useful to him). Moreover I think 6 months is a very limited  
time period. Usually licenses last (at least) a year.

And still, I have this question, which I posted in a previous post of  
mine:
for example today I work in a company and I send a patch. In (let's  
say) a month I go to another company. Can I still develop with xmlvm  
or should I do something else (like making them to pay or send another  
patch or whatever) ?