OpenEuphoria

Re: GPL

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at ATTCANADA.NET> Feb 25, 2000
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Bernie Ryan writes:

> I don't see how open source mode would make RDS money ???

I'm "open" to the open source idea, but whenever
I add up the pros and cons, it comes out looking
like a risky and irreversible action. If things were
going poorly it would be easy to try something like
this, but at the moment registrations are coming in
at a record pace.

I've considered including the source as a registration
option for an additional fee. I don't know what I
would charge. It could be anywhere from $50 to $1000.
That would be different from "open source", and I would
impose restrictions on what you could do with the source.
Essentially, the RDS legal department  would not
allow you to distribute the source, or compete directly
with RDS on the platforms that RDS already has. You
could make enhancements for your own use, but you
could not distribute an enhanced version of Euphoria,
unless it was for a non-RDS platform.

Provided people played by the rules, it might work out ok.
Enforcing the rules could be a problem.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com