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Subject: Re: [Discuss] More on Opengroupware
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () olympusproject ! org>
Date: 2003-12-12 8:48:52
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On Friday 12 December 2003 01:28, Bruce Perens wrote:
> Yeah, we are using confusing language.
thanks for taking the time to clarify this.
> use a dual (or more than dual)
> licensing scheme so that they can generate a revenue stream
note that this is also exactly how OOo works for Sun: they have it multiply
licensed so that they can legally create an enhanced closed version which
they sell to generate a revenue stream. others do similarly...
> royalty.
since we're combatting confusing laguage, we may not want to use the term
"royalty". the Webster's definitions of "royalty" that apply here are:
7. A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest,
etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use
the property.
8. Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner
of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each
article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner
of an article by one who hires the use of it.
so a software royalty would mean paying N dollars per software package you
distribute. Qt/Embedded, for instance, has a royalty system that TrollTech
works out with the hardware manufacturers that use it.
But Qt itself does not have a royalty, it has a licensing system (per
developer). MySQL also has a licensing system (per server), not a royalty
system. Star Office has a licensing system (per seat), not a royalty system.
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Aaron J. Seigo
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