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FLOSS licensing: should I force copyleft notice in footer?
I'm developing a fairly large web-application with a public-facing JSON REST API, mobile apps for every platform (using AngularJS with Apache Cordova) and specialised e-commerce configurable by users.
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Commerical Open Source and Community Open Source
I am thinking on working on an ERP system that I can sell or support on it. Currently, I have OpenERP and Tryton in my mind. Based on the comparison done on Wikipedia and other website, I was noticed ...
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MySQL and PostgreSQL licence issue
Our company wants to use MySQL for one software product, and our product is not open-source. Is it legal to use it freely?
If not, how about PostgreSQL? Is this okay for our purpose?
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“What if you get hit by a bus?”
I'm negotiating a B2B licensing deal for some technology.
I typically license it as a managed service, and don't share code, because I want to protect trade secrets.
A new potential client is hoping ...
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Do I need to pay for a commercial licence?
I'm working on a software application in a large company as consultant. I use a library released as Dual License Model (AGPL v3 and Commercial).
Do I need to purchase a commercial license to use the ...
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How did Magento create an commercial Enterprise version when magento is open source?
It's interesting how an open source product has a commercial version, nice business strategy to get market penetration!
How did Magento create an commercial Enterprise version when magento is open ...
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Is it OK to begin with OSS licensed code and then since the business plan has some uniqueness rewrite it later?
My company now a sole-proprieter at this point is for many years coming up with a business plan and modifying it. All along developers tried to do and complete the project but they could not handle ...
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Can you modify code under the MIT Open Source licence?
I'm considering building an community over Pinax. The out-of-the-box functionality covers maybe 60% of what we need to do. We're more than happy to debug and support the base code set but need to keep ...
