Re: powerEXT - Clarifications from the author

[Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>]

Good find Robert!

A thought I had about RPGUI is that I can leave some of the ExtJS stuff in
place as *one* of many UI implementations that RPGUI supports.

Aaron Bartell
aaronbartell.com

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:12 AM, Dean, Robert <rdean@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> If the software is GPLv3, then this FAQ is authoritative:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLRequireSourcePostedPublic
>
> If it's for internal use only, the distribution provision
> does *not* apply.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
> Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:53 PM
> To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: Re: [WEB400] powerEXT - Clarifications from the author
>
> > From: Joe Lee
> > Since they have chosen to license their product under GPLv3,
> > they are bound by its provisions, and since in-house use and
> > modifications are acceptable under GPLv3, they cannot force
> > you to use their commercial license instead of the GPL.
>
> Since they hold exclusive rights to their software, they can stipulate
> whether "a use" of their software falls under GPLv3 or a commercial license.
>  You're veering off in left field if you're saying that in-house
> closed-source use falls under the GPL, rather the Commercial license.  They
> make it quite clear that proprietary closed-source development using ExtJS
> falls under the Commercial license.
>
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