Open Source Question
Hi all, Hope this question is not so OT. I've made a PBX, FS based, writing functions with XML and Lua, for a customer. FS and all its components are based on many open source licenses, so I can't sell this software. Here my question: can I sell the solution I've made? Can I sell my particular configuration? If the answer is 'No', can I mantain intellectual property of my work? I'd like to avoid that a customer copy 'my' files and sell the service. Thanks for your help.
On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:06:25 +0000 (GMT) "Chris B. Ware" <chrisbware@yahoo.it> wrote:
I've made a PBX, FS based, writing functions with XML and Lua, for a customer.
FS and all its components are based on many open source licenses, so I can't sell this software.
Here my question: can I sell the solution I've made? Can I sell my particular configuration?
If the answer is 'No', can I mantain intellectual property of my work?
I'd like to avoid that a customer copy 'my' files and sell the service.
Hi Chris, AFAIK FS licenses are very permissives and let you make almost whatever you want AFA you retain the original authors credits. So, I guess (I'm not a lawyer) you can either sell you software (or the engineering you've made). In this case you can add you own NDA clause; beware though about forbidding onerous transfer of property, there's a recent french jurisprudence that allows it and I was told that EU is gonna follow that path; which is perfectly logical: judges considered the license the same as any consumption good. -- <Achoral> how much do you weight? <Kagekev> 45Ko <Achoral> FRIGGING GEEK <Kagekev> shit, Kg
But you and the customer can both support the project! On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 8:20 AM, Bzzz <lazyvirus@gmx.com> wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:06:25 +0000 (GMT) "Chris B. Ware" <chrisbware@yahoo.it> wrote:
I've made a PBX, FS based, writing functions with XML and Lua, for a customer.
FS and all its components are based on many open source licenses, so I can't sell this software.
Here my question: can I sell the solution I've made? Can I sell my particular configuration?
If the answer is 'No', can I mantain intellectual property of my work?
I'd like to avoid that a customer copy 'my' files and sell the service.
Hi Chris,
AFAIK FS licenses are very permissives and let you make almost whatever you want AFA you retain the original authors credits.
So, I guess (I'm not a lawyer) you can either sell you software (or the engineering you've made). In this case you can add you own NDA clause; beware though about forbidding onerous transfer of property, there's a recent french jurisprudence that allows it and I was told that EU is gonna follow that path; which is perfectly logical: judges considered the license the same as any consumption good.
-- <Achoral> how much do you weight? <Kagekev> 45Ko <Achoral> FRIGGING GEEK <Kagekev> shit, Kg
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:06:25 +0000 (GMT) "Chris B. Ware" <chrisbware@yahoo.it> wrote:
Hope this question is not so OT.
A little bit.
I've made a PBX, FS based, writing functions with XML and Lua, for a customer.
FS and all its components are based on many open source licenses, so I can't sell this software.
Why not? Most open source licenses let you sell the code. Even GPL allows it with certain restrictions.
Here my question: can I sell the solution I've made? Can I sell my particular configuration?
If you are using multiple licenses it may be complicated. You should really be asking your lawyer this question. -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain System Administrator, Vex.Net http://www.Vex.Net/ IM:darcy@Vex.Net
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Anthony Minessale
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