Re: FarCry License Changes

On May 10, 4:24 am, modius <mod...@...> wrote:
> Unfortunately, this is not entirely accurate.  Firstly prior to 2.1
> extJS was released under a pseudo-LGPL.  I say pseudo because it was
> not entirely kosher according to many people.  We integrated in the
> belief that it was simply LGPL.

I don't think ExtJS themselves understood their own license, which is
what added to the confusion. When I contacted them RE: ColdExt they
said I *could* use the LGPL... /shrug :P

> We are left with the prospect of
> staying with the current 2.x release (on no support and grey areas re:
> licensing), upgrading and adhering to GPL, or removing the code base
> entirely.

I'm sure you realise, but this is similar to what FarCry developers
may experience if the license changes to the GPL.

> Although we could sort out a OEM/Reseller agreement for ourselves,
> that could not be passed to the community under CPL.
>
> With respect to extJS, the only hope is a license exception that
> allows non-GPL compliant open source distributions such as CPL to
> include the library:http://extjs.com/products/ux-exception.php

Since FarCry is a framework, I believe you could buy an OEM license
and continue to offer FarCry under the CPL. I'm not saying you should,
but I think it's an option. From the ExtJS site (http://extjs.com/
products/license.php):

"OEM / Reseller License
This is the appropriate option if you are creating a product that is a
software development library, toolkit or framework. There are many
benefits to partnering with us:

With an OEM license, your customers (developers) would not be required
to meet the terms of the GPL license and can use Ext functionality
under your license terms "


cheers,
Justin
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