Perfect timing. We're closely reviewing our user license right now and
are re-considering the transferability of REBOL for non-commercial uses. Thanks for
your feedback and suggestions!
best regards, Dan
At 01:34 PM 4/4/00 +0200, you wrote:
>Yes, these were exactly my concerns I once tried to express
>to Carl, but I didn't succeed well.
>
>I think the license for the free versions of Rebol should
>definitely show this freedom.
>
>
>regards,
>
>Ingo
>
>Those were the words of [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>> If I write a client-side application using REBOL/Core,
>> may I distribute it without requiring users to obtain
>> their own copy through rebol.com?
>>
>> The Core agreement seems to say "no" in that part about
>> non-transferability. I'm hoping I got this wrong as it
>> would put a damper on the distribution of my application.
>>
><license agreement stripped>
>>
>> Take Java for example. The runtime can be separated from
>> the development environment so they have separate license
>> agreements but that is not the case with REBOL since it is
>> both the environment and the runtime. If the answer to my
>> question really is "no" then I am disappointed both for the
>> viability of my application and for that of REBOL in
>> general as it will be difficult for it to overtake Java's
>> level of market penetration without changing the agreement.
>
>
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