[asterisk-dev] SCF Licencing

[Andrew Latham]

Some of us agree with Digium's interpretation.  The dual license model
is difficult to understand but it is the only method to keep everyone
happy.  If you have an app that you would like to add to Asterisk SCF
then I invite you to contact the wonderful people at Digium.  Even
their lawyers are cool!



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Andrew "lathama" Latham
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On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Marc Blanchet
<marc.blanchet at viagenie.ca> wrote:
> Le 10-10-28 22:56, Nicolas Gudino a écrit :
>> I am also interested in this, and particulary how the paragraph starts:
>>
>> "It is Digium’s interpretation"
>
> In other words, they are trying to say "consult your lawyer".
>
> my 2 cents.
>
> Marc.
>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 28, 2010, at 6:36 PM, Julian Lyndon-Smith wrote:
>>
>>> I am very interested in this from the licence
>>>
>>> "It is Digium’s interpretation that because the Asterisk SCF APIs, by
>>> definition, expose direct, and indirect, complex remote, and
>>> non-remote, function calls on objects provided by Asterisk SCF’s
>>> programs, that usage of these APIs between the program hosting the
>>> object(s) and the program accessing the object(s) creates a derivative
>>> work that must be covered wholly by GPLv2, even if the mechanism used
>>> to invoke the function calls employs a cross-process or network
>>> connection. As a result, any program that employs the Asterisk SCF
>>> APIs to perform its intended functions, and would not be able to
>>> perform those intended functions without using these APIs to
>>> communicate with Asterisk SCF programs, or derivatives of Asterisk SCF
>>> programs, is subject to the terms of the GPLv2 when it is distributed,
>>> unless the distributor of the program has obtained explicit written
>>> permission from Digium to distribute it under a different license."
>>>
>>> Does this mean if you use the SCF version of the Asterisk AMI, your
>>> system then becones GPLv2 ?
>>>
>>> I don't think so. Guess this adopter won't be adopting ;)
>>>
>>> Unless, of course, (quite easiliy) I have the wrong end of the stick.
>>> Please be it so.
>>>
>>> Julian
>>>
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