[Freeswitch-users] Open Source unified autodialer software released

[Ken Rice]

Why GPLv3?? GPLv3 goes against the spirit of the FreeSWITCH project in
general


On 8/27/12 2:43 PM, "tahir almas" <tahir at ictinnovations.com> wrote:

> Pleased to update that both  ICTDialer http://www.ictdialer.org and ICTFAX
> http://www.ictfax.org are being offered as GPL v 3.0  software
> 
> Regards
> Tahir Almas
> 
> Managing Partner
> ICT Innovations
> http://www.ictinnovations.com
> Leveraging open source in ICT
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> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 10:04 PM, tahir almas <tahir at ictinnovations.com>
> wrote:
>> Thanks for valuable suggestions , will consider these recommendations
>> 
>> Regards
>> Tahir Almas
>> 
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>> ICT Innovations
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>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Anthony Minessale
>> <anthony.minessale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> LGPL or GPL are ok for your case, AGPL is a little scary.   It really
>>> depends if you have intent to stop anyone from using it or not, if you don't
>>> then just choose MIT or BSD which are both compat with GPL and less
>>> restrictive.  Remember, GPL doesn't like BSD because it says you can do
>>> anything you want (including sell it or distribute it) it's hard to
>>> understand at first.  GPL wants code to be free like a birdy soaring in the
>>> sky not free like it costs no money,  so they actually get mad at licenses
>>> with no restrictions that are considered free as in contain no restrictions
>>> so you have a large political battle over weather you want it to run free in
>>> a field be free of rules or be free of charge........AGPL takes it a step
>>> further and says if someone downloads your project and runs it on their
>>> website as a service, that it will be violating the license unless they
>>> provide the code to their entire infrastructure for everyone to look at.  I
>>> don't know if that will go over too well for most business ppl.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> In reality debating licenses over code written in plaintext scripting
>>> languages makes me chuckle a bit, just the C snob in me I suppose.   Really
>>> if you choose to write code in stuff like that you may as well expect people
>>> to do whatever they want with it.
>>> 
>>> I don't even really like debating licenses at all, that's why we chose BSD
>>> and MPL both the (free of restrictions) variety of license.  The only
>>> obligation in MPL is to show changes to the guy who wrote the code you are
>>> changing so he can see if it helps his own personal cause or not.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 12:35 AM, tahir almas <tahir at ictinnovations.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Realy thankful for your suggestion, ICTDialer is developed over Drupal 7.0 
>>>> Licensed as GPL version 2 or later so we have to license ICTDialer as GPL
>>>> compatible license
>>>> 
>>>> What open source License you recommend for ICTDialer ?
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> 
>>>> Tahir Almas
>>>> 
>>>> Managing Partner
>>>> ICT Innovations
>>>> http://www.ictinnovations.com
>>>> Leveraging open source in ICT
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>>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 6:10 AM, Anthony Minessale
>>>> <anthony.minessale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> One piece of advice is to not release it under AGPL which is the one that
>>>>> triggers the copyleft over a socket and will turn away 99% of your
>>>>> perspective testers.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 1:46 PM, tahir almas <tahir at ictinnovations.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Pleased to announce the release of open source Fax , SMS and Voice
>>>>>> broadcasting software solution ICTDialer http://www.ictdialer.org
>>>>>> developed over reknown  Drupal Conent Mnagment System and powerfull Plivo
>>>>>> Communication framework , Your contribution and suggestions are welcome
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>> Tahir Almas
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Managing Partner
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