Ted's close, but allow me to clarify my end of the discussion: ;-) While Apache or MySql could host Rotor, including Rotor as part of the core distro for these products would cause significant problems, licensing-wise, because while products like Apache or MySql are often used in commercial settings, Rotor is only licensed for non-commercial use (unless you talk to Microsoft). Obviously, Apache/MySql could technically host Rotor, but the combination of licensing issues (AFAICT - please correct me if this is wrong) and Ted's observations that the hosting APIs for Rotor are not as rich as the desktop CLR leave me asking "why would they?".
I can totally imagine server products wanting to host a VM, but on Windows wouldn't they be more inclined to use the desktop CLR, which doesn't have the licensing issues? I'd love to hear if other people on this list think that there's going to be real interest from the OSS community in hosting Rotor in products that are used commercially. --Peter http://www.razorsoft.net/weblog http://staff.develop.com/peterd > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of the Rotor Shared Source CLI > implementation [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On > Behalf Of Ted Neward > Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 5:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DOTNET-ROTOR] Licensing question > > > Peter Drayton and I were having a fierce discussion over some > parts of the > licensing model in Rotor, and I'm curious to throw it out to > the group at > large and see what emerges. > > In particular, we were discussing Rotor hosting, and I was > suggesting that > various "hosts", like the database folks like MySQL and/or > mSQL, or the > Apache crowd, could host Rotor much as other databases do a > JVM; Peter was > saying that they couldn't, since their products' licensing > models allow > commercial use, where Rotor doesn't. I believe they could, so > long as users > of the MySQL and/or mSQL and/or Apache products weren't using > the Rotor > functionality for commercial use. Peter thinks I'm on crack. > Can somebody > help Peter and me get back to blissful harmony? :-) > > Ted Neward > { .NET && Java } Author, Instructor > http://www.javageeks.com > http://www.clrgeeks.com >
