[web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Anthony
We had a long discussion about this several months ago, and as a result, the license was changed from GPL (with commercial exception) to LGPL. I think the idea was that LGPL should allow usage of the framework along with apps and libraries of any license type while prohibiting any closed source

[web2py] Re: Web2py License

2014-01-23 Thread Alan Etkin
> > We are in an opensource shy team that is very concerned about licensing. > I see that the Web2py license is LGPL3, but does Web2py carry any other > license implications such as GPL, GPL2 in it's parts? > Given that there is contributed code included with the default package, and they ha

[web2py] Re: Web2py License

2014-01-24 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
We have been very careful. Every piece is LGPL or compatible and more liberal. Everything in web2py/gluon is LGPL and written by us. Code in web2py/gluon/contrib/ comes from third parties and we have been careful to include code that is LGPL or more liberal (BSD, MIT, etc.). Each module has it

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Vasile Ermicioi
> > I think frameworks are best under BSD/MIT so you agree :) the fact that it is written by a flash developer a few years ago doesn't mean that this is not relevant information prohibiting any closed source/commercial forks of web2py DAL and template system can be used standalone what if I wa

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Bruno Rocha
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Vasile Ermicioi wrote: > DAL and template system can be used standalone > what if I want to use them with bottle (MIT) or flask(BSD) and make a > hybrid framework and distribute them (in commercial projects too)? > I guess you can create a comercial product, but

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Vasile Ermicioi
> > I guess you can create a comercial product, but not a comercial framework. what about an opensource framework :) e.g. ( bottle+dal+template+rocket) ? anyway, I think another license change (to MIT) will be welcome

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Bruno Rocha
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Vasile Ermicioi wrote: > what about an opensource framework :) e.g. ( bottle+dal+template+rocket) ? Martin Mulone started a project for that https://bitbucket.org/mulonemartin/web2tools/overview -- -- Bruno Rocha [ About me: http://zerp.ly/rochacbruno ]

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Vasile Ermicioi
great, as always, I thought and it is already done :) so forks are allowed, or... ?

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Anthony
On Thursday, June 30, 2011 1:05:47 PM UTC-4, elffikk wrote: > > I guess you can create a comercial product, but not a comercial framework. > > > what about an opensource framework :) e.g. ( bottle+dal+template+rocket) ? > I think you can do that, but I don't think you could make the entire fr

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Anthony
On Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:52:06 PM UTC-4, elffikk wrote: > > I think frameworks are best under BSD/MIT > > so you agree :) > the fact that it is written by a flash developer a few years ago doesn't > mean that this is not relevant information > > > prohibiting any closed source/commercial

Re: [web2py] Re: web2py license

2011-06-30 Thread Vasile Ermicioi
Martin did something great, but I would include template too, because I prefer web2py's template system

[web2py] Re: Web2py license question

2011-03-09 Thread Massimo Di Pierro
Yes, your license must say that you did so. On Mar 8, 4:46 pm, kverdecia wrote: > Hi, > > Can I include the web2py template module in my desktop application > without affecting the license of my application?