@yozons > Hmm, but if you want to use the server side code, the primary reason for > buying a license I'd guess because you have to be pretty crazy to be > concerned about LGPL for a widget library since that's a good thing, then > you'd likely include that code in your code base, so then you couldn't also > offer your code as OSS as it would now include non-LGPL code. That was my > point.
Once again, incorrect. If you are using just the functionality of our LGPL and you purchase a license from Isomorphic, you can offer your customers either LGPL licensing or commercial licensing for SmartGWT. The (several) companies choosing this option are not crazy. They are selling into systems that move literally tens of billions of dollars a year. The people running these systems are more than happy to cover a ~$700 per developer license fee to eliminate even the faintest possibility of risk with respect to software licensing. It would frankly be better if more developers realized the monetary context in which they work and produce software. We see so many examples of developers spending months of extra time to "save the company money", they seem to forget they themselves are drawing a paycheck which dwarfs the "savings" :) Let alone the value of on-time delivery.. The vast differences between different projects is also why "use SmartGWT or not" is not a yes or no question - any person who answers this question without spelling out what they are trying to build is providing zero data. In certain circumstances, Isomorphic will happily tell prospects that SmartGWT is not the right solution for them, but there are countless companies for which SmartGWT is the best solution, and many for whom it is the *only* solution that can deliver what they want in the relevant timeframe. You have to compare your requirements and your delivery expectations to the capabilities of the software. There are no shortcuts to doing at least the first level of such analysis.
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