Re: [sqlite] Licensing of SQLIte

[Lynn Fredricks]

> I just have some doubts on the licensing issues of SQLite.
> 
>1. Being open-source, is my company liable to post back
>   changes/modifications to
>   SQLite? What are the licensing terms & conditions?
>2. As our present development is on a Linux variant, are there any
>   present
>   feature/functionality that need to be posted back?

You cannot get any freer than the public domain license of SQLite. Many
companies have taken advantage of this to produce their own products based
on the source code.

Best regards,

Lynn Fredricks
President
Paradigma Software
http://www.paradigmasoft.com

Valentina SQL Server: The Ultra-fast, Royalty Free Database Server 

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Re: [sqlite] Licensing of SQLIte

[Navaneeth Sen B]

Thank you all
Great thanks for the numerous suggestions and explanations.

Thanks and Regards,
Sen

On 4/26/2010 11:01 AM, Simon Slavin wrote:
> On 26 Apr 2010, at 6:19am, Navaneeth Sen B wrote:
>
>
>>> If you feel like you really have to purchase a license for SQLite,
>>> Hwaci, the company that employs the architect
>>> and principal developers of SQLite, will sell you one
>>> .
>>>
>>>
>> Could somebody explain to me this paragraph?
>>  
> Under US law you are allowed to use SQLite without making any special 
> arrangements to obtain a license.  However, some companies find it impossible 
> to do business in this way (usually for one of the reasons listed on that 
> page), so if your company wants to purchase a license, arrangements have been 
> made to sell one to it.
>
>
>> I also need clarification on the below quote :
>>  
>>> using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize the public domain.
>>>
> The legal systems in some countries do not accept the idea of public domain.  
> In those countries all intellectual property is owned by someone (a company 
> or a person).  To find out if India is one of them, consult a qualified 
> Indian lawyer.
>
> Simon.
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Re: [sqlite] Licensing of SQLIte

[Simon Slavin]

On 26 Apr 2010, at 6:19am, Navaneeth Sen B wrote:

>> If you feel like you really have to purchase a license for SQLite, 
>> Hwaci , the company that employs the architect 
>> and principal developers of SQLite, will sell you one 
>> .
>> 
> 
> Could somebody explain to me this paragraph?

Under US law you are allowed to use SQLite without making any special 
arrangements to obtain a license.  However, some companies find it impossible 
to do business in this way (usually for one of the reasons listed on that 
page), so if your company wants to purchase a license, arrangements have been 
made to sell one to it.

> I also need clarification on the below quote :
>> using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize the public domain. 

The legal systems in some countries do not accept the idea of public domain.  
In those countries all intellectual property is owned by someone (a company or 
a person).  To find out if India is one of them, consult a qualified Indian 
lawyer.

Simon.
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Re: [sqlite] Licensing of SQLIte

[Navaneeth Sen B]

Hello All,
>
>
> Obtaining An Explicit License To Use SQLite
>
> Even though SQLite is in the public domain and does not require a 
> license, some users want to obtain a license anyway. Some reasons for 
> obtaining a license include:
>
> * You are using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize
>   the public domain.
> * You are using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize
>   the right of an author to dedicate their work to the public domain.
> * You want to hold a tangible legal document as evidence that you
>   have the legal right to use and distribute SQLite.
> * Your legal department tells you that you have to purchase a
>   license.
>
> If you feel like you really have to purchase a license for SQLite, 
> Hwaci <http://www.hwaci.com/>, the company that employs the architect 
> and principal developers of SQLite, will sell you one 
> <http://www.hwaci.com/cgi-bin/license-step1>.
>
Could somebody explain to me this paragraph?

I also need clarification on the below quote :
> using SQLite in a jurisdiction that does not recognize the public domain. 
Thanks & Regards,
Sen



On 4/26/2010 10:39 AM, Simon Slavin wrote:
> On 26 Apr 2010, at 5:43am, Navaneeth Sen B wrote:
>
>
>> I just have some doubts on the licensing issues of SQLite.
>>
>>1. Being open-source, is my company liable to post back
>>   changes/modifications to
>>   SQLite? What are the licensing terms&  conditions?
>>2. As our present development is on a Linux variant, are there any
>>   present
>>   feature/functionality that need to be posted back?
>>  
> The operative page for licensing terms and conditions is
>
> <http://www.sqlite.org/copyright.html>
>
> Have someone read and understand that page.  SQLite is Public Domain.  That 
> basically means you can do anything you like with SQLite apart from pretend 
> you invented it or stop other people from using it.  However, I am not a 
> lawyer in India and if you are unsure about your legal situation you should 
> consult a qualified lawyer.
>
> Your company can modify SQLite however it likes for its own purposes.  Doing 
> this does not mean that your company 'owns' SQLite in any way: the licensing 
> terms remain the same.  Your company is not required to reveal what it has 
> changed or how it has done so.  It can if it wants, but there's no 
> requirement to do so.  If it does want to contribute changes back to SQLite, 
> these changes must be released as Public Domain, or they will not be 
> incorporated into future versions of SQLite.
>
> There is nothing special about compiling SQLite for use with any version of 
> Linux.  The facilities for all operating systems are equivalent, or as close 
> as they reasonably can be given how each operating system works.
>
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Re: [sqlite] Licensing of SQLIte

[Simon Slavin]

On 26 Apr 2010, at 5:43am, Navaneeth Sen B wrote:

> I just have some doubts on the licensing issues of SQLite.
> 
>   1. Being open-source, is my company liable to post back
>  changes/modifications to
>  SQLite? What are the licensing terms & conditions?
>   2. As our present development is on a Linux variant, are there any
>  present
>  feature/functionality that need to be posted back?

The operative page for licensing terms and conditions is

<http://www.sqlite.org/copyright.html>

Have someone read and understand that page.  SQLite is Public Domain.  That 
basically means you can do anything you like with SQLite apart from pretend you 
invented it or stop other people from using it.  However, I am not a lawyer in 
India and if you are unsure about your legal situation you should consult a 
qualified lawyer.

Your company can modify SQLite however it likes for its own purposes.  Doing 
this does not mean that your company 'owns' SQLite in any way: the licensing 
terms remain the same.  Your company is not required to reveal what it has 
changed or how it has done so.  It can if it wants, but there's no requirement 
to do so.  If it does want to contribute changes back to SQLite, these changes 
must be released as Public Domain, or they will not be incorporated into future 
versions of SQLite.

There is nothing special about compiling SQLite for use with any version of 
Linux.  The facilities for all operating systems are equivalent, or as close as 
they reasonably can be given how each operating system works.

Simon.
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Re: [sqlite] Licensing of SQLIte

[Roger Binns]

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On 04/25/2010 09:43 PM, Navaneeth Sen B wrote:
> I just have some doubts on the licensing issues of SQLite.

SQLite doesn't have a license - it is public domain - copyright has been
waived.  (Some countries claim you can't do this - allegedly Germany is one
place.)  In any event the details are all on the web site (and source):

  http://www.sqlite.org/copyright.html

>1. Being open-source, is my company liable to post back
>   changes/modifications to SQLite?

No.

>   What are the licensing terms & conditions?

No license as there is no copyright.

>2. As our present development is on a Linux variant, are there any
>   present
>   feature/functionality that need to be posted back?

Your question is not clear.  The source is the same for all platforms.

Also see http://www.sqlite.org/support.html

Roger
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[sqlite] Licensing of SQLIte

[Navaneeth Sen B]

Hello All,

I just have some doubts on the licensing issues of SQLite.

   1. Being open-source, is my company liable to post back
  changes/modifications to
  SQLite? What are the licensing terms & conditions?
   2. As our present development is on a Linux variant, are there any
  present
  feature/functionality that need to be posted back?


Thanks & Regards,
Sen

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