on Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 03:49:18PM +0100, Tom Schouteden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm aware that the following topic may not entirely classify as an > Open Source license but I would like to get some advise. > > We are a small Open Source company that provide development, > consulting, etc. We are currently talking with a customer about > developing an application for them. His company has limited funds and > they believe that the development fee is too high. We suggested to > shift our revenue from the development to user licensing. That way > his investment is minimal but he has to pay us for every copy he > sells. We do however want him to grant the right to modify the source > for personal use if he wishes too. Of course he can not redistribute > the application in any form, since we have to generate our revenue > from user licensing. > > Is there any applicable Open Source license - not necessarily OSI > certified - that we can use to achieve this?
Not that I see. As you've outlined the sitation, you're not going to satisfy terms 1 or 3, and possibly 6 and 7, of the OSD. Study these terms and understand their implications for your work. > Or are we forced to close down the source and use a M$-alike license? There is a wide range of licensing options available, "Microsoft" and "OSD" are not the only two points on the spectrum, nor are they properly points. IANAL, TINLA, YADA. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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