Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 15:19:51 +0200 From: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se> To: Michael Schuster <michaelsprivate@gmail.com> Cc: Anna Hall <anna@thinkst.com>, freeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: BSD question Message-ID: <415253a2-5410-a058-cb69-3e4dd2ed8bc9@intersonic.se> In-Reply-To: <CADqw_gKkBNvGBDd66sXj16r3rLN9WWMBP95K5LLwhBuOxCkTRA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAD%2BQYvDcUw8fLBg-p9nXm8=cWaQri-cN7b3=fDqP-ACRENEa5Q@mail.gmail.com> <CADqw_gKkBNvGBDd66sXj16r3rLN9WWMBP95K5LLwhBuOxCkTRA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2017-07-23 14:24, Michael Schuster wrote: > As I understand it - though I'm no lawyer by any stretch, nor do I speak > for anyone - you as the creator of the software get to choose under what > license you publish it (search eg for "beer license" to see how much > freedom of choice you have). > If you use other open source software and incorporate it into your product, > you may be allowed to charge for the *product* (again, depending on what > license that SW is using), but in most cases you'll have to leave the > license of the sources you used unchanged. > The BSD license is very liberal when it comes to derivative work, it is pretty well described in several places, for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSD_licenses However, you should always consult a proper lawyer, makes mistakes can be very expensive. //per > > On 23 Jul 2017 1:54 pm, "Anna Hall" <anna@thinkst.com> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I have read through all your information on your website, but still have a >> question that I am hoping someone can answer for me. >> >> We currently have open source software with a BSD licence. The changes we >> want to make are as follows: >> >> We still want anyone to access, downlaod, change, adapt the software >> however they want. However, when they want to apply it to a commercial >> setting, then they need to buy a licence from us. The reason for this is >> that we are putting a lot of man-hours into improving the software. >> >> Is it possible to maintain our BSD licence, but just include a >> non-commercial clause/ "if you want to use this in a commercial setting, >> please email xxxx for a quote for a licence" >> >> Thank you >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Anna Hall >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- >> unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Per olof Ljungmark CEO -- M: +46 707 50 20 46 Intersonic AB Stockholm, Sweden SE556539368201
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