Hi Fabio,

As I read more through LGPL and EPL I get more and more confused about 
the point if it is possible to sell a product which uses qooxdoo. 
Especially the fact that the build system does something like compiling 
and linking and the question if the result is program or a library and 
the fact that making this "thing" available via browser (do we 
distribute the library?) seems to be very interpretative by the reader 
(and more threatening: by the lawers).

And what does the dual licensing mean? If LGPL is more restrictive than 
EPL in some points what restriction gets precedence?

The EPL FAQ has one question which seems to cover my needs for a 
commercial product based on qooxdoo:

http://www.eclipse.org/legal/eplfaq.php#PROPPROD

----- start cite -----
17. When I incorporate a portion of a Program licensed under the EPL 
into my own proprietary product distributed in object code form, can I 
use a single license for the full product, in other words, covering the 
portion of the Program plus my own code?

Yes. The object code for the product may be distributed under a single 
license as long as it references the EPL portion and complies, for that 
portion, with the terms of the EPL.
----- end cite -----

Maybe some other listmembers are willing to share their experience with 
this licensing type.

Maybe Jens Lautenbacher (the licensing master of project ;-) can enlight 
us with respect to this point.

I doubt that the answer is something simple like yes or no ;-)

Best regards...


Fabio Mino schrieb:
> Hi all,
> i downloaded qooxdoo two weeks ago and i'm very impressed: great work
> I started using it (i'm trying to convert a Visual Basic project to a web 
> application),  but now i have a doubt: is it possibile to use qooxoo for a 
> commercial project?
>
> I read the two licenses (LGPL and EPL) and if i understand well, the answer 
> is NO  :(
>
> Thanks in advance (and sorry for my english)
>
> Fabio
>
>
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