Kent Johnson wrote: >Luis M. Gonzalez wrote: > > >>The only problem with KARRIGELL, I guess, is that its creator is very >>humble and doesn't like to advertise his creature. He is not very fond >>of "marketing" ... >> >> >From my point of view the biggest problem with Karrigell is that it is >released under the >GPL. Most of my projects at least have the potential of being distributed to >customers and >GPL is not an option. > > I don't understand your issue, as it applies to Python programs.
The GPL would (a) require you to supply the source to your customers, and (b) allow them to pass it on to others. But since Python programs are delivered as source (.py files), or easily decompiled bytecode (.pyc file), they have the source anyway, as well as the static HTML files for your app. Python doesn't have a secure binary-only distribution format, so the question of protecting your IP via an obscurement mechanism is moot. And using a BSD-like license doesn't help since they still have the source in Python, and BSD allows them to redistribute that. Your only solution would be a proprietary license that states you purchased this program and don't have the right to pass it on to others, similar to ActiveState or somesuch. The real hook would seem to be the social one that you provide support and improvements so they need to keep you in business. -Jeff -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
