> On 8/29/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > The stuff on exchange isn't necessarily free either. >> >> Yeah, that's not really an argument for COAL as I >> understand it tho... >> iirc and if I'm reading him correctly, his intent is for >> the licensing >> (once it's finalized) to allow commercial components to >> be integrated >> into the otherwise open-source framework... Yes, there's >> an active >> interest in OS components, but I believe his intent is to >> structure it >> such that it's not required that they be OS components.
> Well Isaac, yes and no. My intent and recomendation is > that all > services be both open source and free, but the system is > flexible > enough to allow for commercial components as well. The > authors of > commercial components would be required to provide all > information and > support for the components, include how they work with > COAL, and would > not be included with the COAL download. It is not my > intent to make > money off of COAL, not at all. It is my intent to provide > an > efficient and reliable library of common components for > all coldfusion > developers to use freely. But there will never be a > retail component > to the COAL project itself. Yeah, that was my interpretation... I didn't mean to imply that I thought commercial components would be included in the COAL download -- merely that it would be permissible for commercial components to be implemented via COAL. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:216725 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
